pleaded

verb

variants or pled also plead
past tense of plead
as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?

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Recent Examples of pleaded Clancy, a 35-year-old former labor and delivery nurse at a hospital in Boston, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder for the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and 8-month-old Callan. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 Still, Van Der Watt acted as her own advocate and pleaded her case. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Though prosecutors alleged that CPR Classic was engaged in widespread fraud, Doherty pleaded guilty to charges involving three specific cars. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 Cross pleaded guilty to robbery offenses before being sentenced to 188 months in prison during a hearing in March 2025. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Thompson in Midtown Manhattan in December 2024. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 July 2026 Burke has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing through his attorneys. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 But records show Milton remained in custody and pleaded guilty July 8 to the original retail theft charge. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Later that year, Lee pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and entering a restricted area during a live event. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
  1. argued
  2. reasoned
  3. contended
  4. insisted
Verb
  • The Republican senator’s office argued that Marshall later advocated for that money to be spent in Kansas after voting against the legislation.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • Jeffrey Baldwin, who founded an advocacy group after fighting his own foreclosure battle, argued a complaint system without enforcement powers would do little to help homeowners facing disputes.
    — Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • Expanding the draws would give more players more opportunities to win career-changing prize money, but Kermode reasoned that the extra days would make the 1000 events look less like Grand Slams, not more, according to the people.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Given the cerebellum’s importance to language processing, memory and other cognitive functions, the 2018 study’s authors reasoned that this neuroanatomical difference might have given modern humans the upper hand.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of reasoned
Verb
  • The lawsuit also contended that Graves retaliated against former Police Capt.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The former five-star recruit never seriously contended for a starting job there, what with Mario Cristobal bringing in Bo Nix before Thompson’s second season.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Antonetti insisted that taking on salary would not be prohibitive.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of insisted

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