supplicating 1 of 2

as in prayerful
asking humbly in a supplicating gesture, he got down on his knees and asked, "Will you marry me?"

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supplicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of supplicate

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Adjective
  • Tigua dancers of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo performed a prayerful ceremony traditional before a hunt.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The premise is begging for those capable of delivering big expressions to capture what the F1 drama would have been like in the 1960s.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Vibrant, saturated, and summer-ready, a juicy orange base is begging to be part of your next manicure.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • However, there's already a group petitioning against the idea of the mall becoming an industrial park.
    Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Stated differently, Sorsby petitioning the NFL doesn’t mean the NFL will grant the petition.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
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“Supplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicating. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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