as in plea
an earnest request
a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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Recent Examples of petition
ABC News, 3 July 2025
The initiative comes after a petition to ban fossil fuel ads, led by British TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, garnered over 110,000 signatures.
—David Vetter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 17 June 2025
The league petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this year to review its VPPA litigation, urging the justices to consider the presence of conflicting case law among the federal circuits on VPPA and the potentially far-reaching consequences of liability for websites that use cookies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
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Noun
There are five emergency petitions involving the Trump administration.
—ABC News, 3 July 2025
The initiative comes after a petition to ban fossil fuel ads, led by British TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, garnered over 110,000 signatures.
—David Vetter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Verb
Once voting opened on Friday night, a slew of fans began petitioning on social media for viewers to vote for specific pairings: Iris with Jeremiah, Jalen with Olandria and Pepe with Hannah.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 17 June 2025
The league petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this year to review its VPPA litigation, urging the justices to consider the presence of conflicting case law among the federal circuits on VPPA and the potentially far-reaching consequences of liability for websites that use cookies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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He was sentenced to one year of probation on the misdemeanor charge as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, who agreed to drop more serious charges of harassment and misuse of public monies.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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In early May 2013, Rachel turned herself in as part of a pre-arranged plea deal.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Frazier then tried to subtly get the answer to the question fans have been begging to know — is Rihanna having a baby girl?—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
30 June 2025
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Within a month, my friends were begging me for more.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The veil’s appeal has even trickled off the aisle and onto the runway.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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But a site like GoFundMe offering them could be the start to broadening their appeal—after all, the site has some 200 million users from all income levels, races, and genders.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Noun
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While waiting for the jury, Diddy made a prayer gesture with his hands.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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But most importantly, thank you for all of your many prayers.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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