as in pleas
an earnest request
coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins
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Recent Examples of pleadings
The following facts are derived from the pleadings.
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Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Cannon found that counts 2-5, by incorporating the allegations in count 1, violated the federal rule against shotgun pleadings.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Ellis sought damages including medical expenses and lost wages and referenced a $24 million figure in pleadings mentioned during trial, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Matthew L. Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Cannon found that counts 2-5, by incorporating the allegations in count 1, violated the federal rule against shotgun pleadings.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Ellis sought damages including medical expenses and lost wages and referenced a $24 million figure in pleadings mentioned during trial, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleadings
Noun
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No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The suspect on the lam in Holliday Park — around 30 pounds, ash gray, pronounced snout — will not respond to reason, pleas, threats or bargains.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The court ruled Wednesday that the Oregon National Guard can be federalized but not deployed during the appeals process.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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External appeals have been around for decades at the state level, but in 2010, the Affordable Care Act expanded access to the reviews for the majority of people who get their health insurance through work.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Signs near the site on Saturday asked for prayers for the families, according to The Associated Press.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Her pregame prayers would start as fairly standard and expected.—
Elise Devlin,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Pleadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleadings. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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