as in plea
an earnest request
a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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Recent Examples of petition
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
So far, there has been no response from Prime Minister Mark Carney to the petition.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 May 2026
With no record, Ivenet has petitioned the court to seal his arrest from public view, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Noun
An important function of the County Board of Education is to serve as an appellate body for redistricting and expulsion petitions.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
So far, there has been no response from Prime Minister Mark Carney to the petition.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Verb
Change may come from the states Following NPR's reporting in December, 40 members of Congress signed a letter petitioning the VA, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission to crack down on predatory practices by claims companies.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 4 May 2026
With no record, Ivenet has petitioned the court to seal his arrest from public view, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Hernandez-DeJesus took a plea deal in May 2025, pleading guilty to a single count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to court records.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Several visiting unaffiliated curators, who would not go on the record for this story with quotes, begged for more cohesion.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Most regular folks, including the thousands of fans streaming into Quail Hollow Thursday, would beg to differ.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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Beyond the affable urgency of his demeanor, there are other reasons for Attenborough’s unfailing appeal.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The court is considering an appeal of a lower-court judge’s ruling that the amendment is invalid because lawmakers violated procedural requirements.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The actor’s mom, Joyce Patton, also shared the news on Facebook and asked for prayers for her son.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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