as in to beg
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 beseech
Leaders of the community, which includes one of the largest populations of Holocaust survivors and their descendants in the world, beseeched the government to take stronger action.
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Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025
That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025
That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Almost every time there’s a close call the player comes up twirling his finger, beseeching his coach to ask for a review.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseech
Verb
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John packs a bag and decides to go to a hotel for a couple of days, though Carolyn begs him not to leave.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The managers of Radio City Music Hall begged NBC to move Your Show of Shows to Thursdays.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The organization in October 2025 petitioned the board and president of the Biennale to exclude the country, after the Israeli Ministry of Culture issued an open call for artists and curators to represent it.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Mar. 2026
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About six months ago, my friend Gerry Goldberg and I co-founded the Andie’s Light campaign, petitioning the city councils of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village for a traffic light at Belleview Avenue and Franklin Street.—
Jerry Presley,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Beseech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseech. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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