as in plea
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 entreaty The latest entreaty to Tehran comes days after Trump dispatched special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Iranian officials for a fourth round of talks aimed at persuading Iran to abandon its nuclear program. Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025 Michelle’s entreaty, the partners were unanimously uninterested. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 June 2025 Martin's 'One Love' entreaties come from the heart, as a long-ago meeting revealed Martin seems to be the lodestar for this big love vibe. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025 Even the Pentagon’s entreaties on behalf of Ukraine failed to convince him. Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for entreaty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
Noun
  • The Abraham Lincoln High School standout drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in 2004 is scheduled to begin a 6-month sentence Tuesday after allegedly failing to satisfy the terms of a plea agreement for his part in a healthcare fraud case, according to TMZ.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • As part of the plea agreement, Yager completed 40 hours of community service and DUI school.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There's got to be a better system that will see all these appeals through quicker.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Despite those convictions, Daybell has filed an appeal in Arizona, arguing misconduct and judicial prejudice and is scheduled to appear virtually from Idaho while serving her life terms.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The book details how Brown transformed her own trauma into something radiant—and how creativity became her form of prayer.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The boat rose on end, and her bows were buried in an instant; a hurried ejaculation, at once shriek and prayer, rose to the lips of the bravest when, unexpected mercy!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • On Tuesday, a Change.org petition rapidly neared its 50,000-signature goal, with tens of thousands hoping that with enough users protesting, the wide rollout of the AI age checks might be stopped.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Lazier filed a court petition in 2024 that would have cleared the way for the project to continue.
    Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaty. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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