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
Mack served two years of a three-year sentence in prison, from 2021-2023, after pleading guilty to her involvement in the recruitment of women to NXIVM.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Gosnell, currently suspended from his position as a magistrate judge, has been denied bond and pleaded not guilty.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Nichols pleaded guilty to the charges in 1990.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Allison Mack, the former Smallville star who pleaded guilty to charges tied to her role as a top lieutenant to NXIVM founder Keith Raniere, is speaking out for the first time since her release from prison in a new podcast, Allison After NXIVM.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Gosnell, currently suspended from his position as a magistrate judge, has been denied bond and pleaded not guilty.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Nichols pleaded guilty to the charges in 1990.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
Allison Mack, the former Smallville star who pleaded guilty to charges tied to her role as a top lieutenant to NXIVM founder Keith Raniere, is speaking out for the first time since her release from prison in a new podcast, Allison After NXIVM.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead
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The conviction was later vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Many contend that those targeted during the purges were not communists but ethnic Chinese, or anyone with left wing views.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Anderson himself is expected to seriously contend for his first-ever Oscar victory, after 11 prior noms, in both the directing and writing categories.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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In particular, researchers have been exploring the extent to which language models can reason about language itself.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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The bride tried to reason, insisting her niece was perfect for the role.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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The designations helped the campaign figure out which kinds of ads would appeal to certain voters — and convince them to go to the polls or stay home.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trump has long insisted that the election was rigged, despite there being no evidence of that.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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To get there, Puerto Ricans must demand transparency about military activities, insist on environmental justice, and hold accountable both local officials who enable this militarism and federal agencies that perpetuate it.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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