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
City officials petitioned to retain custody of the cats.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
Not willing to leave it at that, as a member of what was called the Invalid Regiment, Margaret Corbin petitioned and won a full ration, including rum or whiskey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The revelation came after more than a year of public appeals by his mother, Carmen Teresa Navas, who repeatedly petitioned state institutions, courts and human-rights organizations for information about her son following his arrest in early 2025.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
But, in 1787, Phillips petitioned the Constitutional Convention for a provision to be made in the new federal Constitution which would guarantee religious liberty.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
With no record, Ivenet has petitioned the court to seal his arrest from public view, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
As recently as March, a number of artists including Travis Scott, Young Thug, and Killer Mike had petitioned the Supreme Court to halt the execution.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Several physicians and the Children’s Health Defense, a vaccine-skeptical group founded by Kennedy that has petitioned the court to enter the case, submitted an appeal arguing that the new charter changed the course of the trial.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
The teen petitioned for emancipation from Gaviola and obtained a domestic violence protection order from the Fresno County Superior Court against her.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026
Not willing to leave it at that, as a member of what was called the Invalid Regiment, Margaret Corbin petitioned and won a full ration, including rum or whiskey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
The revelation came after more than a year of public appeals by his mother, Carmen Teresa Navas, who repeatedly petitioned state institutions, courts and human-rights organizations for information about her son following his arrest in early 2025.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
But, in 1787, Phillips petitioned the Constitutional Convention for a provision to be made in the new federal Constitution which would guarantee religious liberty.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
With no record, Ivenet has petitioned the court to seal his arrest from public view, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
As recently as March, a number of artists including Travis Scott, Young Thug, and Killer Mike had petitioned the Supreme Court to halt the execution.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Several physicians and the Children’s Health Defense, a vaccine-skeptical group founded by Kennedy that has petitioned the court to enter the case, submitted an appeal arguing that the new charter changed the course of the trial.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
The teen petitioned for emancipation from Gaviola and obtained a domestic violence protection order from the Fresno County Superior Court against her.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioned
begged
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The crowd begged him to come out, tip his cap, take their adulation.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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At BookCon, readers begged and pleaded to make it off the standby line into a panel featuring Dinniman and the series’ audiobook narrator, Jeff Hays.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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“Petitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioned. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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