pleaded (for)

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded (for)
Verb
  • Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alexander Isak’s desired move away from Newcastle United has been the biggest transfer story of the summer, but now looks to be happening after Liverpool agreed a deal for the striker late on Sunday.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • However, his accuracy left a bit to be desired, and he was sacked a league-high 68 times.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • O’Connell updated a city ordinance that required immigration enforcement to be reported to his office, and endorsed The Belonging Fund, which provided aid to families affected by the raids.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Pleaded (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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