as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort
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Recent Examples of implored
The Padres, early on, implored the mayor and City Council to remove Petco Park from the tourism wage mandate, arguing that the team is already subject to the city’s living wage ordinance, which imposes a higher wage floor than the citywide minimum wage.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Larry Ivory, the president of the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce, implored the commissioners in November to review their selection process for the software vendor.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
In the wake of the attack, the American Jewish Committee implored leaders around the world to take a stand against antisemitism.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
At the two-hour meeting on Friday, doctors implored Florida’s health department not to repeal mandates for the four vaccines.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
The judge implored the Justice Department to carefully follow the law's privacy provisions to ensure that victims' names and identifying information are redacted.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Experts implored the committee not to rescind the recommendation and condemned it after the vote Friday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
His friends implored him to be careful.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
With the issue resolved, Casparis implored those who hadn’t voted yet in the special election to do so.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Larry Ivory, the president of the Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce, implored the commissioners in November to review their selection process for the software vendor.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
In the wake of the attack, the American Jewish Committee implored leaders around the world to take a stand against antisemitism.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
At the two-hour meeting on Friday, doctors implored Florida’s health department not to repeal mandates for the four vaccines.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
The judge implored the Justice Department to carefully follow the law's privacy provisions to ensure that victims' names and identifying information are redacted.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Experts implored the committee not to rescind the recommendation and condemned it after the vote Friday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
His friends implored him to be careful.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
With the issue resolved, Casparis implored those who hadn’t voted yet in the special election to do so.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implored
Verb
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Aamir Tinwala, a middle-schooler living through pandemic isolation, begged his parents for a pet.—
Ruby Mellen,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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As a kid in Rochester, New York, Kane begged his parents for a dollar to play.—
Anna Rahmanan,
thehustle.co,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Attorney Brian Steele, who represents the rapper, had petitioned the court with the argument that the state did not hold a civil forfeiture hearing within the 60-day time limit.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Implored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implored. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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