as in prayers
an earnest request
the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims
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Noun
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Signs near the site on Saturday asked for prayers for the families, according to The Associated Press.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Her pregame prayers would start as fairly standard and expected.—
Elise Devlin,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What Happens Next There would seem to be little hope for a more civil political discourse, despite the soul-searching and appeals on both sides, especially in the run-up to next year’s midterms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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My practice mainly comprises civil, commercial, and real estate litigation and appeals, with a small First Amendment practice.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The pleas, entered at Dauphin County courthouse, resulted in a sentence of 25 to 50 years in prison.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The layoff prompted him to finally, after years of ignoring his wife’s pleas to get a complete eye exam, make an appointment with an ophthalmologist.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to distance herself from the grief and guilt, the workaholic petitions her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to be assigned to a lighter beat, reporting on the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht the Aurora Borealis.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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The following facts are derived from the pleadings.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cannon found that counts 2-5, by incorporating the allegations in count 1, violated the federal rule against shotgun pleadings.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Supplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplications. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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