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or pled
also 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
Her father, Joseph Coles, has repeatedly pleaded for the public's help.
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Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The singer D4vd pleaded not guilty after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, The Associated Press reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges in connection with the crash.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, stabbed Anna Laura Serrera Miranda to death in their apartment, a year after being released on lifetime parole in the 1963 case, then brought down the body in a bloody garbage bag shoved into a shopping cart.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez-Hernandez pleaded not guilty in court before being deported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old man accused of igniting the massive six-alarm fire that destroyed an Ontario warehouse last week pleaded not guilty to state charges in a San Bernardino County courtroom on Monday.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial on Tuesday, April 7, to capital murder in the course of kidnapping.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The singer D4vd pleaded not guilty after being charged with the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, The Associated Press reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges in connection with the crash.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Marcelin, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, stabbed Anna Laura Serrera Miranda to death in their apartment, a year after being released on lifetime parole in the 1963 case, then brought down the body in a bloody garbage bag shoved into a shopping cart.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Gutierrez-Hernandez pleaded not guilty in court before being deported.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old man accused of igniting the massive six-alarm fire that destroyed an Ontario warehouse last week pleaded not guilty to state charges in a San Bernardino County courtroom on Monday.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Horner, 34, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial on Tuesday, April 7, to capital murder in the course of kidnapping.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
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But as anyone who has argued over a set of new windows can attest, condo boards are a better example.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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In 1978, during the Carter administration, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel argued that the president has the legal authority to pick an existing member of the Fed's board as acting chair if the role becomes vacant.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those are the people, Hall reasoned, who have the expendable income for the devices, which range in price from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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The researchers reasoned that, whatever else was going on to provide molten material, the paths to the surface were likely to be enabled by stresses in the crust.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Veteran organizations and psychedelic advocates have long contended that ibogaine, which is made from a shrub native to West Africa, has great promise for hard-to-treat conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid addiction.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Veteran organizations and psychedelic advocates have long contended that ibogaine, which is made from a shrub native to West Africa, has great promise for hard-to-treat conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid addiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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At his first court appearance Thursday afternoon, Fiapoto pleaded not guilty and insisted on a fast preliminary hearing, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Amit Sofer, head of the Merom HaGalil Regional Council, insisted that Israel’s military should be allowed to achieve its goal of disarming Hezbollah.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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