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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
The mayor of the Los Angeles-area city of Arcadia will plead guilty to illegally acting as an agent of China and has resigned from her municipal position, officials said Monday.
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Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Villamor first pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge in 2025 and has been awaiting a sentence.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all counts.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 May 2026
The suspect, 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the 2025 shooting, which is expected to go to trial later this year.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pasqual pleaded not guilty last March.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Luo, the founder of a nonprofit, has pleaded not guilty and was released on a $500,000 bond last summer, with a trial scheduled for later this year.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The man charged with carrying out an antisemitic terror attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall last year will plead guilty to state charges this week and be sentenced to hundreds of years in prison, his attorneys wrote in a court filing Sunday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Tanner Horner’s defense attorneys called their final witness Monday in the trial of the former FedEx driver who has pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Villamor first pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge in 2025 and has been awaiting a sentence.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all counts.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 May 2026
The suspect, 21-year-old Phoenix Ikner, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the 2025 shooting, which is expected to go to trial later this year.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pasqual pleaded not guilty last March.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Luo, the founder of a nonprofit, has pleaded not guilty and was released on a $500,000 bond last summer, with a trial scheduled for later this year.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The man charged with carrying out an antisemitic terror attack on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall last year will plead guilty to state charges this week and be sentenced to hundreds of years in prison, his attorneys wrote in a court filing Sunday.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Tanner Horner’s defense attorneys called their final witness Monday in the trial of the former FedEx driver who has pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
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Albares argued that none of this ought to threaten Spain’s many bonds to the United States.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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While the election result will not change the composition of Britain's parliament or its government, some lawmakers have argued the outcome was a protest from the electorate against Starmer's policy mix.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Maybe this closure doesn’t mean much to the park’s owner, Suriel reasoned.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 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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Newport Harbor contended but was disqualified for an early take off, Sailors coach Kevin Potter confirmed.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Prejean Boller, a Catholic, contended that she was wrongly ousted for expressing her beliefs.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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But Walter’s parents, Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan, insisted that all the children belonged to them.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Friday’s attacks cast doubt on the month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.—
Adam Schreck,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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