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
Last month, Siri petitioned Kennedy to update the charter to include language on vaccine injuries.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The quirky crime procedural starring Carrie Preston successfully petitioned the TV Academy about the reclassification earlier this year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Cathy Kenter, who helped lead one of three groups that petitioned to get the issue on the ballot, called the vote an opportunity for the city to listen to residents.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Black Mountain has already petitioned Fort Worth to rezone roughly 431 acres for the data center, even as public opposition to the project has grown.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
In 1801, Grijalva petitioned for 60,000 acres of land from the Spanish government — land that now encompasses Anaheim Hills, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park and Orange.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
His agent, Bill Duffy, has petitioned the NBA for an exception, citing the fact that Luka missed two games while flying to Europe for the birth of his second child.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 5 Apr. 2026
Environmental groups and a handful of governors have recently petitioned the EPA to add microplastics to the forthcoming version of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR, which the agency recently submitted to the White House.
—Will Stone, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
The following July, her attorneys petitioned the Supreme Court.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The quirky crime procedural starring Carrie Preston successfully petitioned the TV Academy about the reclassification earlier this year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Cathy Kenter, who helped lead one of three groups that petitioned to get the issue on the ballot, called the vote an opportunity for the city to listen to residents.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Black Mountain has already petitioned Fort Worth to rezone roughly 431 acres for the data center, even as public opposition to the project has grown.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
In 1801, Grijalva petitioned for 60,000 acres of land from the Spanish government — land that now encompasses Anaheim Hills, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Tustin, Villa Park and Orange.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
His agent, Bill Duffy, has petitioned the NBA for an exception, citing the fact that Luka missed two games while flying to Europe for the birth of his second child.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 5 Apr. 2026
Environmental groups and a handful of governors have recently petitioned the EPA to add microplastics to the forthcoming version of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR, which the agency recently submitted to the White House.
—Will Stone, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
The following July, her attorneys petitioned the Supreme Court.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioned
begged
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As the North bore down on Saigon, Thieu begged for American financial support, but Congress was in no mood to pour more millions into the black hole of Southeast Asia.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Tua Tagovailoa/Mike McDaniel era ultimately failed, now Dolfans are being begged for yet more patience as the onerous burden of Tagovailoa’s contract impinges on the rebuild.—
Greg Cote
April 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Petitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioned. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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