1
as in appeals
an earnest request
the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared
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as in excuses
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
Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Dominguez entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the April 26, 2023, stabbing death of Breaux, 50, in Central Park and the April 29, 2023, killing of graduating UC Davis student Abou Najm, 20, along a bicycle path in Sycamore Park.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Two other defendants entered guilty pleas.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Tyson ultimately entered pleas to three counts of second-degree murder — one for Johnson and one for each unborn child.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
LaBeouf entered the guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing today.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Kenneth Law, dressed in a dark blazer and white shirt, stood in the prisoner’s box of a court in Newmarket, Ontario, to enter his guilty pleas.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Ask the countless victims of domestic violence whose pleas for help go unanswered until tragedy strikes.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Dominguez entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the April 26, 2023, stabbing death of Breaux, 50, in Central Park and the April 29, 2023, killing of graduating UC Davis student Abou Najm, 20, along a bicycle path in Sycamore Park.
—Darrell Smith
june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Two other defendants entered guilty pleas.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Tyson ultimately entered pleas to three counts of second-degree murder — one for Johnson and one for each unborn child.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
LaBeouf entered the guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing today.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Kenneth Law, dressed in a dark blazer and white shirt, stood in the prisoner’s box of a court in Newmarket, Ontario, to enter his guilty pleas.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
Ask the countless victims of domestic violence whose pleas for help go unanswered until tragedy strikes.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleas
Noun
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The attorney general's office is committed to defending these convictions through the appeals process.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Presumably those are the appeals of marshmallows.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Despite these recent developments, Platner has continued to receive silence, excuses, and outright support from prominent Democrats.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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The Seminoles and Gators, however, have no excuses.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wore an Arsenal tunic to Eid prayers in the Bronx.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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The New Year eventually came, bringing with it fresh hopes and prayers and celebrations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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These range from narratives on the current status of Crimea and justifications for the war in Ukraine to the history of NATO and justification for Russia’s annexation of Baltic states during World War II.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the nation was entangled in costly foreign wars whose justifications seemed far removed from the immediate safety of Britain.—
Danielle Allen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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In the meantime, employers are left guessing whether the $100,000 charge applies to petitions filed today.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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The bill’s passage comes as GOP leadership has become increasingly frustrated with the usage of discharge petitions, a tool that used to be rare, to take vote-scheduling power out of the hands of the majority.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2026
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In a recent segment on the Radio-Canada investigative news program Enquête, former Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx expounded further on the reasons for the rejection.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
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Jones stayed diplomatic in her reasons for entering the 2021 season on a mission.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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“Pleas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleas. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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