as in to beg
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 implore
Denver might need to lean on it this summer in a search for depth that Jokic himself has publicly implored.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Trump supporters, including former White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, have implored Trump to take his campaign against lawfare even further by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate any wrongdoing.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Martinez also implored the board, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and the City Council to come together for students’ sake to use tax incremental financing to shore up the $529 million deficit CPS is facing in the upcoming school year.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Related article European city asks tourists to stop stealing cobblestones from its historic streets
And while tourists are being asked not to leave anything behind at the Giant’s Causeway, visitors to Bruges, Belgium, have been implored not to take a piece of the city home with them.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Trump supporters, including former White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, have implored Trump to take his campaign against lawfare even further by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate any wrongdoing.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Martinez also implored the board, Mayor Brandon Johnson, and the City Council to come together for students’ sake to use tax incremental financing to shore up the $529 million deficit CPS is facing in the upcoming school year.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Related article European city asks tourists to stop stealing cobblestones from its historic streets
And while tourists are being asked not to leave anything behind at the Giant’s Causeway, visitors to Bruges, Belgium, have been implored not to take a piece of the city home with them.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implore
Verb
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Over the course of his prolific, three-decade career, the American filmmaker has established a signature aesthetic and working style that could convince any actor to beg him for a part — almost any actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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They’re eventually joined by DC Rose Dickson (Leah Byrne) who is tired of being confined to a desk after a personal meltdown two years prior and begs Morck for a spot on the cold cases team.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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If a lot goes unused for seventy-five years, the cemetery can petition to reclaim it.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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After one of the last attempts before Dawn’s death, Erin petitioned the court to request that her mother be provided with psychiatric care.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Implore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implore. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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