as in plea
an earnest request
our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears
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Recent Examples of entreaty
His entreaties to male culture paid off in November.
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Ginsburg, a Supreme Court justice nominated by Democratic President in 1993, refused the Democratic Party's entreaties to resign during the eight years of 's presidency, which ended in 2017.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Charlie’s earnest entreaty after meeting with an adoption advocate doesn’t totally shift his thinking on that.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Advertisement By limiting its attacks to military targets, Israel may have been heeding entreaties by the Biden administration to avoid Iran’s oil fields and nuclear research facilities as a way to temper any Iranian retaliation.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Arden Farhi, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
Ginsburg, a Supreme Court justice nominated by Democratic President in 1993, refused the Democratic Party's entreaties to resign during the eight years of 's presidency, which ended in 2017.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Charlie’s earnest entreaty after meeting with an adoption advocate doesn’t totally shift his thinking on that.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Advertisement By limiting its attacks to military targets, Israel may have been heeding entreaties by the Biden administration to avoid Iran’s oil fields and nuclear research facilities as a way to temper any Iranian retaliation.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
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Bradley Imer struck a plea deal, resulting in probation, with eight of the nine charges dropped.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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In June, Assange was released from a British prison after accepting a plea deal for time served.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Surely, the government could force insurers to facilitate the process and resolve appeals promptly.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Per the outlet, the ruling was later reversed by a district court of appeal, on the basis that a tax rebate in a 1996 Disney expansion deal passed by the Anaheim City Council.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis also offered a public prayer for those on death row on December 8, asking for the sentences to be commuted or changed.Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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What’s really holy, Hirsch seems to imply, is not just a synagogue’s glittering stained glass or the imposing notes of the organ, or even the words of the prayers.Edward Hirsch, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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According to Billboard, Spotify asserts that the Grammy-winning rapper’s petition has no standing in a motion filed on Friday (Dec. 20).DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 1914, a referendum question asked whether citizens should bring forward petitions to propose laws or change the constitution, and 64% voted against it.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaty. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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