petitioning (for)

present participle of petition (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioning (for)
requiring
Verb
  • The lightweight conveyance system is designed to rapidly deploy bare optical fiber into complex, highly deviated, or horizontal wells without requiring conventional pump-down or tractor-assisted operations.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Introverts’ brains are more responsive to dopamine, requiring much less of it to trigger a big response.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Petitioning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioning%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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