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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitions (for)
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The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The Act requires the violence or abuse to have been a ‘substantial contributing factor’ in the later criminal conduct.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Petitions (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitions%20%28for%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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