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 The suspect in Nebraska was detained pending trial after pleading not guilty, while the three suspects in New Jersey have not entered pleas. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Efforts to bring Pooh home over the years have entailed questions in Parliament, motions in Congress, pleas from prime ministers and mediation by two presidents. — Steve Hendrix The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 According to the Alameda County Public Defender's office, 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and his wife, 77-year-old Shili Chen, entered their pleas on Monday. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Mom makes final pleas Pedraza, Sierra’s mother, walked out of the courtroom in tears Wednesday evening after completing her testimony. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Federal agencies have investigated individual operators for employing young Israelis on tourist visas to sell these products, resulting in more than a dozen guilty pleas for visa fraud and money-laundering schemes. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 For about a year, Austin Davis’ phone has been flooded with hundreds of pleas for help from across the Phoenix metropolitan area. — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Even with the appeals and distractions of the intertidal world and a few early morning tongues of uni, our bags are still overflowing.

— Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Hynes has said his relationship with the board — a quasi-judicial, three-member board that hears appeals to the assessor’s valuations — would be less adversarial than Kaegi’s.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeals

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But Glennon’s glad-handing soon gives way to a much blunter critique when my Ear-Candling Tech’s apprentice steps in to say that my team has absolutely had it with me and my excuses.

— Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Lexi and Ridge create a multitude of festive excursions — and excuses — to bring them together but thanks to creative machinations by June and Dan, these outings keep turning into foursomes.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of excuses

Noun

My 80-year-old mother and 87-year-old father were singing Hindu prayers to celebrate one of the most important holidays of our faith.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of prayers

Noun

Some members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition opposed the law, however, and right-wing opposition parties filed petitions to challenge it in court.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Members have protested through petitions and an 1,100-member boycott.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitions

Noun

LaFountain and another lawyer who did not want to be named out of fear of retribution for their clients said Bridgeport’s probate court denies cases for reasons beyond the requirements.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
That fear, coupled with the fact that ICE has been showing up in religious spaces across the country, are the main reasons why the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism is encouraging rabbis to take the poll chaplain training, said Pesner.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

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