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or pled
also plead
as in argued
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 pleaded
Her father, Joseph Coles, has repeatedly pleaded for the public's help.
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Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The singer D4vd pleaded not guilty after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, The Associated Press reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges in connection with the crash.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, stabbed Anna Laura Serrera Miranda to death in their apartment, a year after being released on lifetime parole in the 1963 case, then brought down the body in a bloody garbage bag shoved into a shopping cart.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez-Hernandez pleaded not guilty in court before being deported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old man accused of igniting the massive six-alarm fire that destroyed an Ontario warehouse last week pleaded not guilty to state charges in a San Bernardino County courtroom on Monday.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial on Tuesday, April 7, to capital murder in the course of kidnapping.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The singer D4vd pleaded not guilty after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, The Associated Press reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges in connection with the crash.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, stabbed Anna Laura Serrera Miranda to death in their apartment, a year after being released on lifetime parole in the 1963 case, then brought down the body in a bloody garbage bag shoved into a shopping cart.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez-Hernandez pleaded not guilty in court before being deported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old man accused of igniting the massive six-alarm fire that destroyed an Ontario warehouse last week pleaded not guilty to state charges in a San Bernardino County courtroom on Monday.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial on Tuesday, April 7, to capital murder in the course of kidnapping.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
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Don Weilhammer said that the preliminary investigation found that the argument and subsequent shooting began after the two involved allegedly argued over Pokémon cards, Fox 59 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yee argued California is ready for a change in leadership.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those are the people, Hall reasoned, who have the expendable income for the devices, which range in price from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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The researchers reasoned that, whatever else was going on to provide molten material, the paths to the surface were likely to be enabled by stresses in the crust.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
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In response, company representatives contended the Park Service had no basis to require permits or a new plan of operations because the activities were already authorized under existing approvals issued by the Bureau of Land Management in 1985, the correspondence states.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some speakers during a PUC hearing contended that Xcel chooses to cut power during high winds to avoid getting sued.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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At his first court appearance Thursday afternoon, Fiapoto pleaded not guilty and insisted on a fast preliminary hearing, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Amit Sofer, head of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council, insisted that Israel’s military should be allowed to achieve its goal of disarming Hezbollah.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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