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adjective

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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verb

present participle of supplicate
as in begging
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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  1. prayerful
  2. begging
  3. petitioning
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
Definition of prayerful
Verb
  • Still, there’s a reason Inside the Actors Studio ran for 22 seasons and the most fervent alt-rap acolytes are constantly begging their idols to empty their hard drives.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
  • Online campaigns and Reddit threads pop up regularly begging Planters to revive them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of begging
Verb
  • Oregon State’s players took the campaign a step further, petitioning state regulators for union representation and the right to bargain with their university.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, California Coastkeeper Alliance and other nonprofit groups tried to expand the clean water protections statewide by petitioning six other regional water boards.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of petitioning
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