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
Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Following Villegas’ arrest Thursday, Tolchin filed a habeas petition in federal court, challenging his incarceration and demanding his immediate release.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
Residents attempted to start a referendum process, suing to uphold their right to petition for a public vote on the tax breaks, but were shut down by a Jackson County judge despite collecting about 5,000 signatures.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Kowalsky Shapiro forwarded the petition to the Amateur Athletic Union, track and field’s national governing body at the time.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Following Villegas’ arrest Thursday, Tolchin filed a habeas petition in federal court, challenging his incarceration and demanding his immediate release.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
Monday was the deadline for the Department of Justice to petition the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision halting the plan, STAT’s Megan Molteni reports.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026
Residents attempted to start a referendum process, suing to uphold their right to petition for a public vote on the tax breaks, but were shut down by a Jackson County judge despite collecting about 5,000 signatures.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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During Monday's hearing, no decisions were made and no one entered a plea, as the arraignment has been continued to Thursday for the five defendants.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The plea came just weeks after her husband, John Reilly III, was found guilty of assault for firing at the driver's car as the man was trying to leave their property in May 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The lopsided football and basketball brackets beg for change.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay is still texting him, begging for a reply, but Josh focuses on getting Troy to make the necessary calls.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Duggan's wife and mother of his six children, Saffrine Duggan, told reporters outside the court in Canberra that his lawyers would consider a further appeal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The league’s latest collective bargaining agreement requires players to appear in at least 65 games to be eligible for postseason awards, but Doncic and Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham both won appeals under the CBA’s extraordinary circumstances provision.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Still, Vance questioned Leo anew, pushing back specifically at the pope’s Palm Sunday assertion that God does not hear the prayers of those who make war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But Rene faced this uphill climb with the same indomitable spirit that defined her, filling her days with smiles, prayers, good deeds and with adventures, especially after tests offered up hope that the disease had been halted.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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