as in appeals
an earnest request
a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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as in begs
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 petitions
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
These steps follow other measures already announced, including a new $100,000 fee for many H-1B petitions filed after September, which drew sharp opposition from health care and education groups.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
These petitions really should be viewed as a last resort due to the legal, mailing, and copying cost involved.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne, Artist International Group CEO David Unger and Oscar-winning producer Kim Magnusson stopped by the Deadline studio at the Zurich summit this past weekend to discuss awards shows, industry petitions and the awards race.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The petitions were filed by Adan Morado, chair of Citizens for Schools Accountability.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Sanford also appears to have signed two petitions as a Michigan voter favored by conservatives.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Friday’s petitions tee up the question, urging the justices to bless the president’s upending of the conventional interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
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The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
These steps follow other measures already announced, including a new $100,000 fee for many H-1B petitions filed after September, which drew sharp opposition from health care and education groups.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
These petitions really should be viewed as a last resort due to the legal, mailing, and copying cost involved.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne, Artist International Group CEO David Unger and Oscar-winning producer Kim Magnusson stopped by the Deadline studio at the Zurich summit this past weekend to discuss awards shows, industry petitions and the awards race.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The petitions were filed by Adan Morado, chair of Citizens for Schools Accountability.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Sanford also appears to have signed two petitions as a Michigan voter favored by conservatives.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Friday’s petitions tee up the question, urging the justices to bless the president’s upending of the conventional interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitions
Noun
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The court ruled Wednesday that the Oregon National Guard can be federalized but not deployed during the appeals process.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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External appeals have been around for decades at the state level, but in 2010, the Affordable Care Act expanded access to the reviews for the majority of people who get their health insurance through work.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Carrie begs Lo to drop it before things get worse.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stripped to her underwear and tied to a chair, Evelyn begs for her life as Gein wheels out a corpse, wraps its long-dead fingers around the handle of a hammer, and brings both inanimate objects down on Evelyn’s head.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The suspect on the lam in Holliday Park — around 30 pounds, ash gray, pronounced snout — will not respond to reason, pleas, threats or bargains.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leavitt is a devout Catholic and regularly prays with staff ahead of the press briefings, according to Politico.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel prays every night to garner a fraction of that support to keep his show on air after ratings dropped 64% last week.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Signs near the site on Saturday asked for prayers for the families, according to The Associated Press.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Her pregame prayers would start as fairly standard and expected.—
Elise Devlin,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Petitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitions. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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