as in to beg
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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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 implore
Melissa Chan, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Jones wrote a letter to Newsom’s office Tuesday, imploring him to act before prices go up.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The prayer event also included guests such as talk-show host Phil McGraw, who addressed the audience after Trump implored him to come onstage.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
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Nationwide, amid close calls and equipment malfunctions, worried pilots and air traffic controllers are also imploring the Federal Aviation Administration to fix its aging infrastructure.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find a successor to Pope Francis to lead the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Jones wrote a letter to Newsom’s office Tuesday, imploring him to act before prices go up.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The prayer event also included guests such as talk-show host Phil McGraw, who addressed the audience after Trump implored him to come onstage.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implore
Adjective
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Through The Associated Press, which first reported on the order in August, and National Public Radio, ABC News and others, the story of prayerful nuns vexing giant companies has gone worldwide, placing McCracken, as head of the order’s shareholder activism, at the center.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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This unified prayerful approach not only strengthens the Catholic Church but fosters greater global harmony, embodying the broader Christian commitment to love, respect, and reconciliation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2025
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His remaining legal avenues include a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a new pleading filed Monday, which challenges the quality of the legal representation death row inmates receive from the state.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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An ex parte pleading means the filings went directly to the judge, without notifying the other parties in the case.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ritchie's attorneys are challenging that decision in federal court and have also filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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If the bill does not pass, the state is likely to face hundreds of habeas corpus petitions, which challenge the legality of detention, from those unjustly excluded by the original legislation, creating further unnecessary burdens on the system.—
Elizabeth Hinton,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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And in cases where contagious people refuse to comply with entreaties to quarantine, health officials will no longer be able to enlist help from law enforcement.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2025
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This isn’t all an entreaty for Congress and local leaders to do nothing.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The initiative aims to boost Japan Inc.’s appeal to both foreign and domestic investors.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Perseverance's aurora observations, which were described in a study published Wednesday (May 14) in the journal Science Advances, have more than just gee-whiz appeal.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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The White House did not respond to a request for comment.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Able Solutions has not responded to requests for comment.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Implore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implore. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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