as in pleas
an earnest request
our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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Recent Examples of entreaties
These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties.
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Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares.
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Dave Schilling
contributing
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
But Epstein’s entreaties to Keita were not limited to business.
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Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
On the demand of the Commons, Suffolk is exiled for his part in Gloucester’s death despite the queen’s entreaties to the king.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Other Democrats have been more cautious in their approach to similar entreaties.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Sununu’s dad served as governor, as did his brother Chris, who refused entreaties to run in the party’s Senate races.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
This kind of boosterism—no less evident in Bernard Lewis’s highbrow argument in The New Yorker that Muslims fear modernity than in Niall Ferguson’s entreaties for the Bush Administration to resume the British Empire’s task of civilizing the natives—always seemed bafflingly sterile to me.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Samsung and Amazon will team up to bring interactive technology from Amazon to Samsung TV Plus, giving users the opportunity to shop from Amazon via their remote control or respond to other entreaties from advertisers.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares.
—
Dave Schilling
contributing
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
But Epstein’s entreaties to Keita were not limited to business.
—
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
On the demand of the Commons, Suffolk is exiled for his part in Gloucester’s death despite the queen’s entreaties to the king.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Other Democrats have been more cautious in their approach to similar entreaties.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Sununu’s dad served as governor, as did his brother Chris, who refused entreaties to run in the party’s Senate races.
—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
This kind of boosterism—no less evident in Bernard Lewis’s highbrow argument in The New Yorker that Muslims fear modernity than in Niall Ferguson’s entreaties for the Bush Administration to resume the British Empire’s task of civilizing the natives—always seemed bafflingly sterile to me.
—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Samsung and Amazon will team up to bring interactive technology from Amazon to Samsung TV Plus, giving users the opportunity to shop from Amazon via their remote control or respond to other entreaties from advertisers.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaties
Noun
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As a result of the no contest pleas, the murder and the child abuse charges were dropped.
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Online federal court documents Monday did not show whether Falkner or Rincker have entered pleas.
Noun
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The court may also issue decisions about emergency appeals over the next three months.
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However, users can still place wagers on prediction markets as the case moves through the appeals process.
Noun
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Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action.
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Caning is also allowed to punish people gambling and drinking, and for women who wear tight clothes or men who skip Friday prayers.
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