as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I pray you: tell me where they went
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Recent Examples of pray
Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis.
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Many were chatting with other mourners, others were praying, while some were huddling up against each other, ready to spend a rather chilly and uncomfortable night outdoors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Nun Who Was Pope Francis' Friend Breaks Vatican Protocol While Weeping Over His Casket
Francis visited the church more than 100 times throughout his papacy, largely making the two-and-a-half mile trip from Vatican City to pray before and after overseas trips, according to The Guardian and NPR.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The other still wants and believes and dreams and prays of being the good guy, of being the golden boy.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Many were chatting with other mourners, others were praying, while some were huddling up against each other, ready to spend a rather chilly and uncomfortable night outdoors.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Nun Who Was Pope Francis' Friend Breaks Vatican Protocol While Weeping Over His Casket
Francis visited the church more than 100 times throughout his papacy, largely making the two-and-a-half mile trip from Vatican City to pray before and after overseas trips, according to The Guardian and NPR.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The other still wants and believes and dreams and prays of being the good guy, of being the golden boy.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pray
Verb
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That’s a lot of unspent money and begs the question: Is more tax needed from an industry that’s shrinking, not growing?—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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When others on board pointed to Murphy’s father, her mother knelt on the deck, cradling Murphy in her arms, and begged them not to harm her husband.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2025
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The League of Women Voters of California last week petitioned the court to intervene in opposition.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 1910, the Lonoke Retail Merchants and Businessmen Association petitioned railroad executives to construct a new larger depot.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pray. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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