as in prayerful
asking humbly
knelt in supplicatory prayer
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Recent Examples of supplicatory
In Moscow, officials are playing down Putin’s supplicatory position.
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Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplicatory
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The morning began with prayerful words by David Profitt of Glen Ellyn, FUMCAH associate pastor.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Social media posts in prayerful support of the pontiff are matched by those wishing him to die, weighing in on the author’s preferred successor or deriding the entire concept of the papacy as a farce.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Supplicatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicatory. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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