as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have
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Hours earlier, his team was begging us & the Adams campaign to join their publicity stunt lawsuit against @ABC7.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Now there’s a story begging for its own miniseries, and a reminder that the stakes are pretty high.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last week, a group of Kirk supporters petitioned Starbucks to honor him by adding his signature tea order to menus nationwide.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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With six women in upstate New York who, in 1846, two years before Seneca Falls…petitioned their state constitutional convention for the right to vote.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Plead (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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