Thesaurus results for PLEAS

pleas

noun

plural of plea

as in appeals

an earnest request the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared

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an explanation that frees one from fault or blame my only plea is that I've been overworked lately

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Recent Examples of pleas Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea. — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026 Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 His attorney, Kathy Nester, entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to all charges at an arraignment Tuesday. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Throughout the day, Perkins could be seen outside various polling places making last-minute pleas to voters. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Not guilty pleas were entered on the defendant's behalf following the judge's ruling. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Robinson was arraigned and his attorney entered not guilty pleas on his behalf. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 For good measure, Pabst’s social media updates took a tongue-in-cheek approach that may have actually convinced people the posts were more playful than actual pleas for help. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Family of man killed demands IMPD shooting video IMPD allowed the family to view edited of the body camera footage, despite their pleas to see unredacted video. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Tarkowski slid in from behind to stop a certain goal, with United’s penalty appeals waved away.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Once the appeals process is exhausted, the court's certification is sent to the State Department, along with court records.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeals

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Arteta and Arsenal had no need for excuses this time around, though, with Martin Odegaard scoring a late winner after a convincing team performance at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
With each passing year and each additional project, though, the room for excuses dwindles further.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026

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Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Such prayers have a healing effect, not just on our own lives but in the world as well.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayers

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Idaho allows exemptions for medical, religious or other reasons, and medical justifications account for very few of those exemptions, according to data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
At the center lies carceral safety politics—logics that turn fears of violence into justifications for punitive responses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of justifications

Noun

And there might be strategic reasons to hold Luzardo back for a potential Game 3.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The move is striking for a number of reasons, ranging from the existing budget disparities between the two parties involved to the fact that the money would be used for projects that the current NIH leadership has explicitly rejected.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

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