Thesaurus results for PLEADED (FOR)

pleaded (for)

verb

variants or pled (for) also plead (for)

past tense of plead (for)

as in sought

to make a request for the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas

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Sanon also sought to distance himself from Joseph Felix Badio, a former government functionary who has emerged as a central figure in the conspiracy and was transferred from a Port-au-Prince prison to Miami along with the 17 Colombians in September.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026
Despite the severity of the infant’s injuries, neither parent sought medical care in the days that followed.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026

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Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance representative Sonia Alleyne reported a pledge of 1,100 affordable mortgages in Boston and requested another 1,500 outside Boston over five years.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
The statement noted that the hospital neither requested nor authorized federal agents to restrict the ambulance entrance.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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