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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Recent Examples of supplications
Late nights and anxious supplications.
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Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplications
Noun
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Please continue to keep James’s wife and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Feb. 2026
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his 6 kids, his wife and family!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Supreme Court has been receptive to Trump's appeals The court – which has a 6-3 conservative majority − has been overwhelmingly receptive to Trump’s appeals of challenges to his actions as president, often allowing controversial policies to move forward while they’re being litigated.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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This travel style appeals to those who value relaxation above all else.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In exchange for his no contest pleas to the three felonies, prosecutors dropped six other related criminal charges against him.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite Boarman’s pleas to regulators to do more, the agency would ultimately dismiss its earlier findings pointing to oil and gas pollution and close the couple’s case, leaving basic questions about the origins of the problem unanswered.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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However, city spokesman Erik Johnson said the city clerk requires 30 days to validate petitions to ensure a sufficient number of signatures are from qualified voters — and the deadline for Austin City Council to call a May election is on Friday.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both parties claim problems such as invalid signatures and missing or incorrect voter information on petitions that judicial candidates submit to secure a place on the ballot.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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In November, Johnson, fed up with McNamara’s disenchantment and his pleadings for a policy shift toward negotiations, announced that the defense secretary would depart the administration to lead the World Bank—in effect, firing him.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Thankfully, then-general manager Scott Howson and director of amateur scouting Paul Castron listened to Riley’s pleadings.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Supplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplications. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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