as in prayerful
asking humbly
the imploring boy tearfully asked the veterinarian to do what he could to save the life of his dog
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as in pleading
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as in begging
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 imploring
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
No one’s been arrested, and that child, now 39, and other family members are imploring for a new ending to their story.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with letting the coordinators handle their sides of the ball, but there were times when Harbaugh should have been more involved on game days in making adjustments, imploring the coordinators to stick to the game plans and not overreact to shifts in the game.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Big Sky schedule includes Hornets setbacks to Idaho State (97-84), Weber State (95-82) and Portland State (96-69), with Bibby imploring movement on offense and more stops on defense.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
McDaniel had been a regular presence at Heat games at Kaseya Center during his Dolphins tenure, often from a front-row seat imploring fans to cheer on Spoelstra’s team.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Maya Jama has joined other women in imploring Elon Musk‘s AI platform to respect their privacy after a deepfake nudes scandal has caused outrage.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
For three months, the Broncos have labored, winning ugly, Payton dismissing criticism about style points and practically imploring everyone to ignore everything but the final results.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Tesla leader and world’s richest person Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion pay package following a heated back-and-forth with advisory firms imploring shareholders to reject the outlandish compensation.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Wilson ended her essay by imploring readers to use their collective power to shape the way tech companies approach generative AI.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
No one’s been arrested, and that child, now 39, and other family members are imploring for a new ending to their story.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 15 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with letting the coordinators handle their sides of the ball, but there were times when Harbaugh should have been more involved on game days in making adjustments, imploring the coordinators to stick to the game plans and not overreact to shifts in the game.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Big Sky schedule includes Hornets setbacks to Idaho State (97-84), Weber State (95-82) and Portland State (96-69), with Bibby imploring movement on offense and more stops on defense.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
McDaniel had been a regular presence at Heat games at Kaseya Center during his Dolphins tenure, often from a front-row seat imploring fans to cheer on Spoelstra’s team.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Maya Jama has joined other women in imploring Elon Musk‘s AI platform to respect their privacy after a deepfake nudes scandal has caused outrage.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
For three months, the Broncos have labored, winning ugly, Payton dismissing criticism about style points and practically imploring everyone to ignore everything but the final results.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Tesla leader and world’s richest person Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion pay package following a heated back-and-forth with advisory firms imploring shareholders to reject the outlandish compensation.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploring
Adjective
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In November, Johnson, fed up with McNamara’s disenchantment and his pleadings for a policy shift toward negotiations, announced that the defense secretary would depart the administration to lead the World Bank—in effect, firing him.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Despite my pleading, the insurance company wouldn’t budge.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead of calling and begging somebody else to change.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nearly two decades into her career, Courtney Marie Andrews remains a troubadour of singular sincerity, more interested in listening to the world than begging the world to listen.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The petition, which was granted by a federal judge, cites reports alleging that guards at the facility choked and asphyxiated Campos.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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According to an emergency petition filed in federal court, a district judge granted an emergency injunction ordering Chloe’s release into the custody of her lawyer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) addressed a letter from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) petitioning for a spot in the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games for American skeleton veteran Katie Uhlaender.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The chapter, East Chicago 3046-B, resurrected itself in November 2024 after nearly a decade by petitioning the state NAACP and was regranted its charter in February, its president, Benita White Arnold, said.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That decision was prompted in no small part by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s entreaties to Trump.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Moscow is, so far, rebuffing its peace entreaties over Ukraine.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Prayer is a basic practice of almost all religions, and what is prayer if not a beseeching of a synchronicity from God?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Imploring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploring. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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