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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
In April, the industry banded together to circulate a petition that called on the Trump administration to consider the exemption.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Devan Patel, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
This union action against the company comes about six months after the Editors Guild and the Writers Guild of America East jointly petitioned Story Syndicate to finalize a fair deal.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 June 2025
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Noun
In addition to Wagoner, four of the city’s six council members were named in the petitions: Brad Doty, Geoff Williams, Chris Allgood and Mike Dittenber.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2025
In April, the industry banded together to circulate a petition that called on the Trump administration to consider the exemption.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Verb
Noting that trespassing does not lead to incarceration, Mahan scoffed at detractors of the policy, and said the overall goal was to petition behavioral health courts to act when residents suffering from mental health or addiction issues turn down services.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
This union action against the company comes about six months after the Editors Guild and the Writers Guild of America East jointly petitioned Story Syndicate to finalize a fair deal.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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Villar entered the plea in a brief court hearing with no further comments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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After declining to take a plea deal from prosecutors, Combs went to trial last month and could go to prison for the rest of his life if convicted on all counts.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
Verb
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As the stock hits its 5-year high, this begs the question of whether the shares are still worth buying.—
John Choong,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Which begs the question, how many breaches have there been, and have any other third-party contractors aside from TaskUs been compromised?—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The court granted a motion to stay the lower court's order during further appeals, which gives control of the troops to Trump.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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There is also a case to be made that playing well with Thompson is part of Peterka’s appeal.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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While waiting for the jury, Diddy made a prayer gesture with his hands.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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But most importantly, thank you for all of your many prayers.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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