plead (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead (to)
Verb
  • Frazier then tried to subtly get the answer to the question fans have been begging to know — is Rihanna having a baby girl?
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025
  • Within a month, my friends were begging me for more.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Dodd petitioned local churches, the YMCA and shopkeepers to observe Father's Day – a Mother's Day counterpart that would celebrate dads.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Letby's lawyers and three former executives at the hospital unsuccessfully petitioned Thirlwall to halt the public inquiry after the medical panel released its findings.
    BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 2 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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