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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
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.
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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
Dominguez entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the April 26, 2023, knife killing of Breaux, 50, in Davis’ Central Park and the April 29, 2023, killing of graduating UC Davis student Abou Najm, 20, along a bicycle path in the city’s Sycamore Park.
—Darrell Smith
may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Criminal charges were filed against more than 50 individuals and corporate defendants from at least 20 countries, resulting in guilty pleas by more than 30 people and entities, and the trial convictions of three people and one corporation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Last week, Justice Department news releases that detailed guilty pleas, jury verdicts and prison sentences disappeared from government websites.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 May 2026
The defense was given 45 days to look at the new material and decide whether to go forward with guilty pleas or set a date for trial, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
In 2023, federal prosecutors in New York City announced guilty pleas by immigration attorneys accused of preparing fraudulent asylum applications and affidavits and coaching clients to lie under oath.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 May 2026
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
Dominguez entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the April 26, 2023, knife killing of Breaux, 50, in Davis’ Central Park and the April 29, 2023, killing of graduating UC Davis student Abou Najm, 20, along a bicycle path in the city’s Sycamore Park.
—Darrell Smith
may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Criminal charges were filed against more than 50 individuals and corporate defendants from at least 20 countries, resulting in guilty pleas by more than 30 people and entities, and the trial convictions of three people and one corporation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Last week, Justice Department news releases that detailed guilty pleas, jury verdicts and prison sentences disappeared from government websites.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 May 2026
The defense was given 45 days to look at the new material and decide whether to go forward with guilty pleas or set a date for trial, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
In 2023, federal prosecutors in New York City announced guilty pleas by immigration attorneys accused of preparing fraudulent asylum applications and affidavits and coaching clients to lie under oath.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 26 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
Noun
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Mary disrupts Clark’s equilibrium with the Backrooms by refusing to validate his excuses for his behavior, fully calling out his failings, his petty assholery, and his glib, solipsistic lies.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Williams said Melo keeps making excuses.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Of the ballot items, only Measure E spurred any meaningful political spending, with the city’s largest public labor unions dropping over $1 million to bankroll citizen groups that gathered petitions and later to campaign for the tax’s approval.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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That also includes encouraging voters to vote for a particular candidate, sharing campaign materials or circulating petitions.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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This group of hotels, which premieres today across our US and UK markets, is special for many reasons.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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That use case is one of the reasons why OpenAI is focused on building infrastructure, Altman said.—
Annie Palmer,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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“Pleas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleas. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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