supplications

plural of supplication
as in prayers
an earnest request the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of supplications Late nights and anxious supplications. Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplications
Noun
  • Her fans, dressed in T-shirts that showed her in a shimmering blue dress and flower crown, began making pilgrimages to the crash site every year, sharing stories of Gilda appearing in their dreams and answering their prayers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Such prayers have a healing effect, not just on our own lives but in the world as well.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Tarkowski slid in from behind to stop a certain goal, with United’s penalty appeals waved away.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Once the appeals process is exhausted, the court's certification is sent to the State Department, along with court records.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Clancy was tried in a Massachusetts court of law, one of the few venues where defendants such as Clancy enjoy the presumption of proof for pleas of insanity, once they are allowed to make such a plea.
    Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hayes entered Alford pleas and received a deferred disposition with two years of supervised probation.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And residents have banded together with the power of clipboard petitions, homemade T-shirts and Facebook groups.
    Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Over 2,600 petitions have been filed in Louisiana, which has many ICE detention centers.
    Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Times stands by our journalism, and the president’s legal pleadings will not change that or deter further reporting.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Jain said Jackson has not been formally served with any pleadings, and his representatives were never contacted by Mayers' team over the suit.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Supplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplications. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster