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adjective

Definition of imploringnext
as in prayerful
asking humbly the imploring boy tearfully asked the veterinarian to do what he could to save the life of his dog

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imploring

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noun

as in pleading

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imploring

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verb

present participle of implore
as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imploring
  1. prayerful
  2. pleading
  3. begging
  4. petition
  5. petitioning
  6. entreaty
  7. appeal
  8. request
Adjective
  • The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Definition of prayerful
Noun
  • After years of fan pleading, WWE has finally introduced mid-card titles for the women's division.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of pleading
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of begging
Noun
  • Discussions on the petition will be streamed live on the commission's YouTube channel Wednesday starting at 1 p.m. Mountain Time, a commission spokesperson told Newsweek.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The taxi driver watched Velasquez-Fuentes shoot Matamoros, and then carry her back inside, according to the petition.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of petition
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of petitioning
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of entreaty
Noun
  • Any appeal is expected to be rejected by the court.
    Bruno Nota, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • One source did note, however, that Israel’s Supreme Court would have 24 hours to permit an appeal, so the earliest a ceasefire could go into effect would be Friday, Jan. 17.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • The Theosophical Society did not respond to interview requests.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • That’s why, in the final minutes of the team’s home finale last month, agitated fans at Soldier Field serenaded McCaskey and his family with an impassioned request.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of request
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