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
One Republican close to the White House, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, implored the White House to be more defensive on gas prices.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Fans in Madison Square Garden at times implored the owner, James Dolan, to sell the team.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Some council members implored city staff to find funding for a program called summer at City Hall.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
His teammates implored him to receive immediate medical attention.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
His teammates and coaches have implored him to be aggressive, not to scale back too much.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Last September, Sheriff Greg Tony implored neighboring city West Park to not even consider starting its own police department.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Later in March, an open letter from seventy-three artists and curators participating in the Biennale implored the organizers not to include Russia, Israel or the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist and a member of the Canadian Space Agency, honored the efforts of earlier space explorers as the crew broke the record and implored future generations to carry on their mission.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Fans in Madison Square Garden at times implored the owner, James Dolan, to sell the team.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Some council members implored city staff to find funding for a program called summer at City Hall.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
His teammates implored him to receive immediate medical attention.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
His teammates and coaches have implored him to be aggressive, not to scale back too much.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Last September, Sheriff Greg Tony implored neighboring city West Park to not even consider starting its own police department.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Later in March, an open letter from seventy-three artists and curators participating in the Biennale implored the organizers not to include Russia, Israel or the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist and a member of the Canadian Space Agency, honored the efforts of earlier space explorers as the crew broke the record and implored future generations to carry on their mission.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implored
Verb
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The kids had practically begged him to do it.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Louis begged Lestat to turn a dying, human Claudia into a vampire, and the two then adopted her as a sort of daughter.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The Alabama Attorney General's Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using the controversial and relatively new execution method that Alabama first introduced in 2024.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The county petitioned the Supreme Court, which declined to hear the case and left the Circuit Court ruling in place.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Implored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implored. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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