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
The Russian isn’t heeding the president’s entreaties to stop the killing in Ukraine, and Mr. Trump is nonplussed.
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Lovelorn, Vacher shot himself twice in the head after attempting to kill the woman who turned down his entreaties.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jackson disregarded sound economic reasoning, common sense, and the entreaties of Bank supporters and vetoed the recharter bill.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Lovelorn, Vacher shot himself twice in the head after attempting to kill the woman who turned down his entreaties.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
The high-pressure volley of queries, entreaties and pleas for patience plays out each evening of Ramadan as Syrians jostle for marook, a sweet bread eaten here during the Muslim fasting month.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jackson disregarded sound economic reasoning, common sense, and the entreaties of Bank supporters and vetoed the recharter bill.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
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As part of his plea agreement, Gustafsson has agreed to pay up to $1.3 million in restitution to victims, as well as to forfeiture to funds that were proceeds of the fraud schemes, including money currently held in a bank account in Sweden.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Now, his legal team has made another plea for the rapper to be released until his Oct. 3 sentencing hearing.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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Despite Chinese foldables being clearly superior the past few years, various factors (some out of their control) have prevented Chinese foldables from reaching mainstream appeal.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The appeal of the ongoing trend may be explained by its potential to offer a sense of soothing in a volatile world, fashion psychologist Jennifer Heinen told WWD.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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Thursday is the day for Block, Instacart, Pinterest, SMIC, Sony, and Twilio. Thoughts and prayers for all the tech CFOs out there—plus the CISOs packing for Black Hat and Def Con.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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At Moody, the theology major found purpose leading weekly devotionals in her dorm, guiding her peers in prayer.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The petition notes Houck is incarcerated and Rogers is deceased, and the child currently lives with McIlvoy.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Clarke immediately called for help from Sawyer’s grandfather and aunt, who were also at the home, telling them to call 911, the petition said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaty. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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