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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioning (for)
requiring
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In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative.—
MATTHEW DALY,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Delays and mistreatment reported Over the first four days of the crossing’s opening, just 36 Palestinians requiring medical care were allowed to leave for Egypt, plus 62 companions, according to United Nations data.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Petitioning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioning%20%28for%29. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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