pleaded (to)

variants or pled (to) also plead (to)
past tense of plead (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded (to)
Verb
  • The partners begged their supplier for more materials on credit and began furiously creating frames, ending up with $300 in profit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Odysseus, still under disguise, begged for food from the suitors at dinner that night.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The territory had petitioned for statehood in 1818, but the process was delayed by lawmakers fighting to balance slaveholding and abolitionist states.
    USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • In 2024, Nairobi lawmaker Esther Passaris petitioned Parliament to create one, on behalf of citizens and with the backing of water-sector advocates.
    Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
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“Pleaded (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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