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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
Christopher Scholtes, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of intentional child abuse likely to cause death or serious physical injury in the July 9, 2024 death of his 2-year-old daughter, according to the Pima County Attorney's Office.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In September 2025, Emerson pled guilty to one felony count of interference with flight crew members and attendants, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to court records reviewed by Newsweek.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mangione has pleaded not guilty.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Collins pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced in February to 27 years, 1 month in prison.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
He's pleaded not guilty to the state charges.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
In September 2025, Emerson pled guilty to one felony count of interference with flight crew members and attendants, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to court records reviewed by Newsweek.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Mangione has pleaded not guilty.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Collins pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced in February to 27 years, 1 month in prison.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
He's pleaded not guilty to the state charges.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
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The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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First, despite tabloid headlines about Leto, such noise doesn’t factor into moviegoers’ decisions to buy or not buy a ticket; it could be argued most were not even in the know of the June Air Mail exposé on his alleged behavior.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The chipmaker ticked up nearly 2% after Bank of America raised its price target to $300 per share from $250 and maintained its buy rating on shares.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers maintained their position atop the NFC West on Sunday night with a prime-time 20-10 win at Levi’s Stadium over the visiting Atlanta Falcons.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Boyd, the sheriff’s office spokesperson, contended at the time that when calculated by the total number of people booked in annually, the county’s number is lower than the national rate.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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The former general, McGinn, contended that the simplest solution to the immediate problem is for Congress to pass a continuing resolution and negotiate a full-year defense spending bill.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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As both Hernández and Freeman asserted, Ohtani has quite the gap between him and a mortal man, but there are four more wins the Dodgers need to earn before the storybook season can be complete.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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In that testimony, Baccarelli asserted that taking the drug during pregnancy was not just linked to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism but probably caused them.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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If Newman couldn’t have killed Scott, the police reasoned, perhaps his brother had.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Gooding reasoned that the law provides an answer to this twist.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But if Ross decides to dump McDaniel, it would be justified after Sunday’s lifeless effort littered with penalties (11 for 103), foolish mistakes and the appearance of a team that was unprepared and disinterested.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Extreme caution would have been justified.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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As for the rest, Derby rallied to finish a remarkable third (eventually losing to Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final), while Middlesbrough (12th), Bolton (14th) and Wednesday (16th) claimed a respectable mid-table berth.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Accompanied by her young son Israel, Owens went across the street to Lorincz's residence that evening to retrieve a tablet Israel claimed that Lorincz, who'd repeatedly hassled and called the police on the neighborhood children for years, had stolen from him.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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