as in prayerful
asking humbly
a beseeching letter from his parents asking him to bring the grandchildren for a long overdue visit
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as in pleading
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as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church
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Recent Examples of beseeching
Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Adjective
This case has seen lot of what amounts to table-pounding by the defense, with a constant rat-a-tat-tat of motions, demands for discovery, followed by more beseeching requests.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeching
Adjective
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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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The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.—
Robin Givhan,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
Noun
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After years of fan pleading, WWE has finally introduced mid-card titles for the women's division.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
15 Dec. 2024
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After three years of pleading and dozens upon dozens of likes from fans on X, Facebook and other social media sites, Tridentine Brewing is finally selling its brews commercially.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This decision comes almost three years after health groups and activists filed a petition to end the use of Red 3, also known as erythrosine, due to its link to cancer and behavioral problems among children.—
Sydney Wingfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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Though there's been a Change.org petition to bring them back since 2017, McDonald's hasn't answered the call.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This comes on the heels of an attorney for the brothers petitioning to move the case from the DA's office to the California Attorney General's Office, claiming a conflict of interest between Hochman and Kathleen Cady, whom Hoch just appointed director of the department's Bureau of Victim Services.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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That likely means fewer conservation funding dollars, fewer PF members, and fewer folks willing to write their senator petitioning for upland habitat conservation and bird hunting access.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The lawsuit not only targets Robinson’s six travel mates, but also alleges that the FBI did not thoroughly investigate her death and denied the family attorney’s request for records related to the agency’s investigation into the matter.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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In a separate filing yesterday in New York, Drake’s attorney submitted a letter endorsing UMG’s request for an extension of time to respond to his complaint.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In times of intensifying economic inequality, when many of the jobs on offer are precarious, underpaid, and spiritually deadening, the prospect of becoming your own boss holds a lot of appeal.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The case was dismissed after the judge learned that the prosecution had failed to turn over key evidence; Baldwin was officially cleared in December when the special prosecutor withdrew her appeal of that dismissal.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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