as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Recent Examples of plead
Fred Joe Ruiz, 55, pleaded guilty Wednesday, March 11, to two counts of burglary and one count each of grand theft and theft of property, all felonies.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Between 2021 and 2022, Reese allegedly received more than $70,000 from Alireza Moheb, a Lafayette dentist who in 2023 pleaded guilty to trading painkiller prescriptions to drug dealers in East Contra Costa for cocaine.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
When prosecutors learned Castro was willing to plead guilty, the case was pushed through as a direct file, Crouch said.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
In February 2025, Scott pleaded guilty to a felony charge of being an accessory after the fact in the crime.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Between 2021 and 2022, Reese allegedly received more than $70,000 from Alireza Moheb, a Lafayette dentist who in 2023 pleaded guilty to trading painkiller prescriptions to drug dealers in East Contra Costa for cocaine.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
When prosecutors learned Castro was willing to plead guilty, the case was pushed through as a direct file, Crouch said.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
In February 2025, Scott pleaded guilty to a felony charge of being an accessory after the fact in the crime.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead
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But their defense lawyers argue the Colombian team was only providing support to arrest Moïse, and that presidential security guards and national police officers had killed him before the Colombians showed up at his home.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department argued that the Department of Homeland Security has sole power over the program, which was designed to be temporary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The company’s legal defense contended that the claims in the lawsuit lack merit and pledged to vigorously defend against them in court.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Habermas and other opponents contended that the conservative historians were trying to lessen the magnitude of Nazi crimes through such comparisons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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These decisions, often carefully reasoned by parents, can feel arbitrary or unfair if revealed only through documents.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Every new advance from Anthropic’s breakthroughs in reasoning algorithms to cloud-scale automation makes the entire software ecosystem stronger.—
Milan Shetti,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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She's arrested, but the charges are later dropped when Stacy (Michelle Pfeiffer) convinces the coworker not to move forward with the charges.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Potentially, the largest unions can affect the outcome of a crowded, close primary just by convincing their own membership to turn out and vote for a particular candidate.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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In a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Friday, Araghchi denied closing the passageway, insisting instead that countries attacking Iran face restrictions, while others were being offered assistance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Trump has insisted that Mueller's investigation into his first White House campaign and its connections with Moscow are a hoax.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Knicks began to assert themselves in the second half, with Karl-Anthony Towns playing more in the post.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Political analyst Bertrand Badie, an international relations professor at Sciences Po Paris, said Macron has long sought to assert France’s role on the global stage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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