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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioning (for)
requiring
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images file For months, school officials have floated proposals to relocate or close at least four middle schools on the Upper West Side, citing low enrollment, funding squeezes, academic performance and compliance with a 2022 law requiring class-size reductions by 2028.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026 -
That means requiring sufficient space be left for pedestrians, including people with mobility limitations, and for bikes.—
Michael Pollack,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Petitioning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioning%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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