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
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
That decision, however, sparked backlash within the community — more than 1,000 parents signed a petition that called on the board to restore the notice and opt-outs, and dozens protested the books at board meetings as violating their religious beliefs.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
After weeks of negotiations directly with the buyers, and more than a year of fighting via legal channels, Taylor agreed not to petition a federal court to vacate an arbitration ruling that said Rodriguez and Lore didn’t violate the terms of their original agreement as Taylor had claimed.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The move came shortly after an April 7 Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed the right of individuals facing deportation under the Alien Enemies Act to challenge their removal through habeas corpus petitions to federal judges.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
That decision, however, sparked backlash within the community — more than 1,000 parents signed a petition that called on the board to restore the notice and opt-outs, and dozens protested the books at board meetings as violating their religious beliefs.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Though her lawyer successfully petitioned a judge to prevent Ozturk from being removed from Massachusetts, records show federal authorities flew her to a detention facility in Louisiana in violation of that court order.
—Orlando Sentinel and Virginian Pilot Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
After weeks of negotiations directly with the buyers, and more than a year of fighting via legal channels, Taylor agreed not to petition a federal court to vacate an arbitration ruling that said Rodriguez and Lore didn’t violate the terms of their original agreement as Taylor had claimed.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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Federal prosecutors also appeared to reveal today that Combs had rejected an apparent plea deal.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Aguirre reportedly distributed pills containing fentanyl to two more minors later that month, and one of them overdosed and survived, the plea agreement said.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That’s a lot of unspent money and begs the question: Is more tax needed from an industry that’s shrinking, not growing?—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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And the neglect of the property over the years begs the question if the city has any interest in helping the area maintain its flavor as gentrification becomes hypercharged.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mass appeal from those cost savings helped catapult them from companies no one had heard of to being wildly popular and among the fastest growing online retailers.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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But the appeal of midcentury modernism, complete with clean lines and expansive windows, has transcended time.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
Noun
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More than five years ago, Francis stood in the very same square in the evening, to issue a prayer amid the worsening COVID pandemic.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Many waited hours for a chance to walk under the church’s vaulted ceilings and say a prayer for the pontiff.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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