as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she was always importuning people for favors, even when she had no right to ask
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Watching Jalen Brunson flopping the other night and watching Shai Gilgeous-Alexander begging for calls like a Premier League player was like watching a championship fight.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
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Savannah and her siblings have posted several impassioned pleas to their mother's kidnapper, begging the person to let Nancy go.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to petitioning to be represented by a special assistant attorney general, DiZoglio also sought more time to file in opposition to Campbell’s motion to strike.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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That led to Jaicomo petitioning the Supreme Court to hear the case.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Importuning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importuning. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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