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
To be sure, Christians should pray and work for peace, rejoice when tragedy is averted and cheer when the Gospel is shared.
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Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
One of the pastors, who had prayed from the pulpit for Ryan, looked confused, a Bible in front of him on the table.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Please don’t let something bite me, Lulu would pray.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Our teachers will, if need be, even kneel and pray alongside you.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Abby McCloskey, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
One of the pastors, who had prayed from the pulpit for Ryan, looked confused, a Bible in front of him on the table.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Please don’t let something bite me, Lulu would pray.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Our teachers will, if need be, even kneel and pray alongside you.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pray
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Comments begged Kennedy to explain what caused her relationship to end.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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That begs the question of whether the Rockets need to upgrade at point guard, given their championship expectations.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meta and TikTok have petitioned to have the suit dropped; the courts have thrown these petitions out.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pray. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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