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an earnest request
- a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of petition (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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