as in prayer
an earnest request
the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims
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Recent Examples of supplication
Under Jordan’s steely command, deep house, disco, and UK garage all bend in supplication to the almighty groove.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Late nights and anxious supplications.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Late nights and anxious supplications.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplication
Noun
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Dent answered that, with a 35-foot end-of-shot-clock prayer that found nylon, because, of course.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Worshippers arriving for the day's first prayers found the damage and a smoldering fire that spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Robinson has not yet entered a plea.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trinidad accepted a plea deal from Orange County Superior Court Judge Larry Yellin.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The neighborhood/area Nagatacho won't land on many sightseeing itineraries—this is Tokyo's political district—but that's part of the appeal here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Last September, Del Mar council members voted unanimously against considering an appeal of the Seaside Ridge application.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are questions about whether Ruiz will be allowed on the ballot after a challenge was filed against his nominating petitions.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the petition for Rother’s second motion to dismiss of the day — Kirkland and all of the attorneys present agreed that the two cases were virtually identical — Rother argued that the case against the agent should be dismissed even if the alleged scheme were true.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Supplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplication. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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