Thesaurus results for SUPPLICATION

supplication

noun

Definition of supplication

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 There were many other signs that Xi would not readily yield to Trump’s supplications. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026 Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 Under Jordan’s steely command, deep house, disco, and UK garage all bend in supplication to the almighty groove. — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025 Late nights and anxious supplications. — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025

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Noun

The Vatican said the pope is scheduled to recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Another chorus of thoughts and prayers Members of the Bend community gathered downtown in Drake Park on Thursday evening for a prayer vigil to support each other and grieve.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of prayer

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In addition to being barred from ever owning livestock again, Barr’s plea agreement prevents him from owning or living with any type of animal for 15 years, according to PETA.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
The judge also cited the defendant’s guilty plea, which avoided a lengthy trial, his cooperation with police, lack of a criminal record and his remorsefulness as factors in her decision.

— Menelaos Hadjicostis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of plea

Noun

Several opposition lawmakers and thousands of supporters marched through the capital and submitted a petition to the chief justice alleging irregularities in the nationwide revision of voter lists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Two online petitions have also called for Sneed to resign, including one focused solely on her and another targeting all five board members who voted to fire Hill.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

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