plead (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead (to)
Verb
  • There’s a brilliant scene in which Linda unspools a throwdown rant at O’Brien’s character, begging him to help her but not willing to meet him halfway on the patient’s couch.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Anderson doesn’t have to beg anybody to take Hardy seriously anymore.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No Azure for Apartheid The group has been asking Microsoft to listen to the more than 1,500 employees who petitioned the company to endorse a ceasefire.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As Sportico has covered, the NBA petitioned the Supreme Court in March to review the case.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Plead (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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