Thesaurus results for ENTREATY

entreaty

noun

in-ˈtrē-tē

Definition of entreaty

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 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 See All Example Sentences for entreaty

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The old gods must have heard her plea, because all of a sudden, there’s sunshine in Harrenhal.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The government pushed forward with its exit policy despite pleas to hold off from industry associations who said their members need the Haitian workers to help sustain operations.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of plea

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He was sentenced to death in 1986, won an appeal for a new sentencing hearing and was again sentenced to death in 1989.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The mish-mash of different stands, for instance, at Harrogate Town’s Wetherby Road — now no longer part of the ’92’, following their relegation in May— gave the place a certain appeal, even though the National League felt a more natural home.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeal

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Thank you for your messages, your prayers, your encouragement, and for standing beside our team throughout these past weeks.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Later winter sunrises could make morning prayers more difficult, particularly in parts of the Midwest and Mountain West.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of prayer

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The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
But House Republican leader Vincent Candelora, who led the petition drive to defeat MacCormack, said fellow Republicans will continue to work against him.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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