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
And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
That was most visible in 2008, when he was beseeched by corporate executives and the George W. Bush administration to help the global financial system from melting down.
—Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The quiet that followed Heiss’s departure had an almost beseeching quality, like a cat rubbing against Prima’s calves.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
That was most visible in 2008, when he was beseeched by corporate executives and the George W. Bush administration to help the global financial system from melting down.
—Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 4 May 2025
The quiet that followed Heiss’s departure had an almost beseeching quality, like a cat rubbing against Prima’s calves.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseech
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The second quarter earnings news that comparable store sales were growing for the first time in years was the catalyst that begged a second look and juiced the stock price.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Brown’s mother, Michelle Dewitt, told the Observer her family begged for help in the years leading up to the attack.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2016, the Mans petitioned to become Natalia’s legal guardians; however, a hearing was required to determine whether Natalia was a minor or a legal adult.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Beseech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseech. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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