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plead (for)

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verb (2)

plead (to)

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verb (3)

pleading

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adjective

as in prayerful
asking humbly a pleading husband seeking forgiveness once again from his long-suffering wife

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pleading

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noun

as in plea
an earnest request coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins

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pleaded

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verb (4)

variants or pled also plead
past tense of plead

pleading

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verb (5)

present participle of plead

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of plead
Verb
Frith, of Sidcup, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on July 8. Christina Coulter, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Turnage pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and endangering children following the death of 16-year-old Jeremiah Moore. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
There follows a strange pleading of innocence from the brains behind the Lockbit ransomware gang, claiming to be a worthy son of the American fatherland and not an extortionist or blackmailer, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Davey Winder, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 His remaining legal avenues include a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a new pleading filed Monday, which challenges the quality of the legal representation death row inmates receive from the state. Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Verb
He's pleaded not guilty to the state charges. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 Casimir, who is being held in a federal lock-up, pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy defrauding the United States, export violations and weapons smuggling in February and awaits trial. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
On July 22, 2021, he was convicted of robbery after pleading in mental health court and released pending sentencing. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025 Burnett, then 21, of Hammond got ten years in prison in October after pleading guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 3 felony. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead
Adjective
  • Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • After prayerful reflection and discussion, our team, alongside our Board of Directors, has made the decision to move in a different direction from the band for this year’s festival.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • After accepting Ball's plea, Baker advised him that he will be brought back for sentencing following completion of a presentence investigation report prepared by the U.S. probation office in Little Rock, a process which takes 60 to 90 days.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Rylie and Morgan gave their final pleas to stay in the house.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There's got to be a better system that will see all these appeals through quicker.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Despite those convictions, Daybell has filed an appeal in Arizona, arguing misconduct and judicial prejudice and is scheduled to appear virtually from Idaho while serving her life terms.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The book details how Brown transformed her own trauma into something radiant—and how creativity became her form of prayer.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • For Lissy, however, what stood out was the condition of the prayer packets.
    Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On August 11, the DEA formally submitted the rescheduling petition to HHS for a scientific and medical review of the proposal, as well as a recommendation about its potential approval.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Salt River Project, a major Arizona utility that delivers power and water to more than 2 million metro Phoenix customers, will remain subject to the state's public records law, after the Arizona Supreme Court denied a petition for review.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.

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