Thesaurus results for PLEAS

pleas

noun

plural of plea

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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 union forged ahead earlier this year despite pleas from fellow Democrats to drop the measure. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Audio recordings of her desperate pleas for help to Palestinian paramedics were heard around the world. — Ciara Moran, CBS News, 7 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 The pleas remove the need for a trial of the last two defendants in a case that exposed a campaign of surveillance and violence against Tatiana Pino during her contentious divorce from the prominent homebuilder. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 And they have been put through the wringer by Iran, not being seen or heard by regime authorities in Iran, despite their pleas for justice and redress. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Like Brown, Greenwald was no stranger to bedtime story pleas from her two children. — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 Defendants can enter pleas at such hearings, or a judge can schedule the case further out for trial. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026 The optometrist and another co-defendant have entered guilty pleas in the prosecution and are expected to testify against Diamantis. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

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The appeals panel also vacated convictions stemming from accusations that Wahhaj and his brother-in-law were preparing for attacks against the government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson was able to avoid a fine worth $13,611 that was handed down by the NFL through some creative defendant work in an NFL appeals process.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeals

Noun

The rules, which are never explained, are put there as flimsy excuses for aspects of the pilot that don’t hold together otherwise.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Only to see them, after winning elections, get strong-armed by the party, then offer lame excuses as to why.

— Colleen Kujawa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of excuses

Noun

Catch and eliminate personal excuses, justifications, or peer comparisons.

— Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Despite such justifications, these cuts, closures and layoffs have caused morale to plummet at Goddard, some current workers say, and have left management increasingly disconnected from the research center’s day-to-day operations.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of justifications

Noun

Scores of additional online petitions have been created in recent days.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
In petitions for restraining orders filed last year, the couple accused each other of physical, emotional and psychological abuse going back more than a decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitions

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They were found to sharply increase how long people continued to engage, but often for reasons of anger and curiosity, rather than enjoyment.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Activated by eminent domain Cook, an insurance agent living in Sugarloaf Township next door, has her own reasons to oppose the data center project.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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