as in begs
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
the minister reminded his flock that God is a being to be obeyed and worshipped always and not just someone to be supplicated in times of trouble
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In Chicago, Maisie catches a glimpse of the carousel and begs her benefactor to purchase it.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026 -
In a new Shouts & Murmurs, Patricia Marx begs Pete Hegseth to invade and liberate her son’s messy apartment.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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And a poet prays words still matter.—
Becky Bartkowski,
AZCentral.com,
27 Dec. 2025
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My father prays to the God of his upbringing and begs the Holy Father to disappear my grandfather.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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Baldwin makes clear that both Hella and David are aware of this loss of affection—that Hella still loves David and entreats him to talk to her and to be honest about the feelings that have come between them.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Supplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicates. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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