plead (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead (to)
Verb
  • When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • But when Dexter relapsed back into killing and exposed his son to the family trade, the homecoming turned sour and Dexter begged his kid to shoot him–– and Harrison obliged.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • After the American Revolution, some widows of soldiers who wanted to petition for their late husbands’ pensions submitted samplers as evidence of their family history.
    Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2025
  • As part of the post-trial proceedings in 2018 involving Geyser, Judge Michael O. Bohren issued a four-decade commitment order for treatment, though that order allowed Geyser to petition every six months for conditional release.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
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“Plead (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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