as in begged
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 petitioned
In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2012, the Barnetts petitioned Marion County Probate Court to legally change Natalia's age from 8 to 22, changing her birth year from 2003 to 1989.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
But on July 22, the school board petitioned the FCC to block the acquisition.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Heuermann's defense team petitioned the judge to exclude the evidence, arguing that whole genome sequencing is not widely accepted by the scientific community.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But when Curaleaf petitioned the state for permission to begin outdoor cultivation in hoop houses, state regulators told the company that solid walls and ceilings were required.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Mayor Robert Simison is running for reelection and faces challenger Mike Hon, who was the vocal leader of the Concerned Citizens of Meridian, the group that petitioned and later failed to dissolve the Meridian Library District.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2017, the SOUL Charter School petitioned neighboring San Dieguito Union High School District to open a 7th though 12th-grade school in Encinitas.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
And just this week, the administration petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that preserved foreign aid programs — including those supporting global health and HIV/AIDS relief — which Trump has sought to block.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
In 2012, the Barnetts petitioned Marion County Probate Court to legally change Natalia's age from 8 to 22, changing her birth year from 2003 to 1989.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
But on July 22, the school board petitioned the FCC to block the acquisition.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Heuermann's defense team petitioned the judge to exclude the evidence, arguing that whole genome sequencing is not widely accepted by the scientific community.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But when Curaleaf petitioned the state for permission to begin outdoor cultivation in hoop houses, state regulators told the company that solid walls and ceilings were required.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Mayor Robert Simison is running for reelection and faces challenger Mike Hon, who was the vocal leader of the Concerned Citizens of Meridian, the group that petitioned and later failed to dissolve the Meridian Library District.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
In 2017, the SOUL Charter School petitioned neighboring San Dieguito Union High School District to open a 7th though 12th-grade school in Encinitas.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
And just this week, the administration petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that preserved foreign aid programs — including those supporting global health and HIV/AIDS relief — which Trump has sought to block.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioned
begged
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Look out for a potential travel show at Dropout, for which his fans have begged for months.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Petitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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