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 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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as in pleading
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Recent Examples of imploring
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
At different points, Moyes and McKinlay were both at the edge of their technical area, imploring their players to push up and press Leeds.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Clearly indifferent to the irony of boosting an agency that many of them are trying to nuke out of existence, a coalition of fintech and crypto leaders issued a letter on Wednesday to Trump, imploring him to oppose the fees that banks were threatening to impose.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, 40 Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, imploring them and Trump to address starvation in Gaza with the resumption of ceasefire talks.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 July 2025
The release of that money came days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
—Collin Binkley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
CeeDee Lamb took it a step further with a tweet deriding the pomp and circumstance surrounding the negotiations and imploring the Cowboys to sign Parsons.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new website that implores U.S. citizens to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement and help the Trump administration‘s mass deportation efforts.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted for the law on July 22, despite the heads of NABU and SAPO imploring Zelensky to veto it.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Adjective
On Wednesday, more than 750 HHS employees sent a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. imploring them to stop spreading false information about vaccines and denigrating public health workers.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
At different points, Moyes and McKinlay were both at the edge of their technical area, imploring their players to push up and press Leeds.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Clearly indifferent to the irony of boosting an agency that many of them are trying to nuke out of existence, a coalition of fintech and crypto leaders issued a letter on Wednesday to Trump, imploring him to oppose the fees that banks were threatening to impose.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday, 40 Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, imploring them and Trump to address starvation in Gaza with the resumption of ceasefire talks.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 July 2025
The release of that money came days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.
—Collin Binkley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
CeeDee Lamb took it a step further with a tweet deriding the pomp and circumstance surrounding the negotiations and imploring the Cowboys to sign Parsons.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new website that implores U.S. citizens to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement and help the Trump administration‘s mass deportation efforts.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted for the law on July 22, despite the heads of NABU and SAPO imploring Zelensky to veto it.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploring
Adjective
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Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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After prayerful reflection and discussion, our team, alongside our Board of Directors, has made the decision to move in a different direction from the band for this year’s festival.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Roberson currently has a pleading pending for the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals.—
Ashley Killough,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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After working as a critic for various publications in the UK for over a decade, I was haunted by the desperate look in the eyes of the hundreds of performers I’d been sent to review, a look that fell somewhere between pleading and confrontational.—
Charlotte Runcie
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
Noun
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On August 11, the DEA formally submitted the rescheduling petition to HHS for a scientific and medical review of the proposal, as well as a recommendation about its potential approval.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Salt River Project, a major Arizona utility that delivers power and water to more than 2 million metro Phoenix customers, will remain subject to the state's public records law, after the Arizona Supreme Court denied a petition for review.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday, however, a federal judge in Florida declined that entreaty, rebuffing their attempt at releasing information from the Sunshine State’s 2005 and 2007 federal investigations into Epstein.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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But up to this point the industry has largely rebuffed these entreaties.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
21 June 2025
Noun
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There's got to be a better system that will see all these appeals through quicker.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Despite those convictions, Daybell has filed an appeal in Arizona, arguing misconduct and judicial prejudice and is scheduled to appear virtually from Idaho while serving her life terms.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The office did not respond to a records request for the warrant supporting arrest of the two men in Navis' courtroom.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Imploring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imploring. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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