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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioning (for)
requiring
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The moderate’s vision may even be the harder one to sustain, requiring a tolerance for frustration and an inurement to defeat and political disappointment.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
New York City has already banned gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings, and Albany is moving to copy California’s approach by requiring zero-emission vehicles for future car, pickup, and SUV sales.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Petitioning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioning%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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