as in begged
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 implored
More than 100 airport leaders on Monday implored Congress in a letter to end a funding standoff that has forced 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers to go unpaid and has led to massive security lines.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Last week, students implored officials at a Board of Education meeting to keep their buildings open.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
At halftime, Grams implored his team to step on the gas, stop shooting 3s and penetrate the ball into the paint.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Ryan McLaughlin, a deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, implored the jury to find Coleman guilty of first degree murder for both counts on the basis that Coleman exhibited intent, premeditation and deliberation.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
But those who spoke implored the commissioners to temporarily pause going forward with data centers because of concerns over noise, pollution traffic and concerns about what the data centers would do to their quality of life.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Summitt implored her to take a public speaking course.
—Rebecca Shore Winn, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
The Reddit text criticized the recent federal presence in Minnesota and implored Minnesotans to take a stand.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
With his stick stuck in his pads, Swayman took off his mask and implored Vasilevskiy to do the same.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Last week, students implored officials at a Board of Education meeting to keep their buildings open.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
At halftime, Grams implored his team to step on the gas, stop shooting 3s and penetrate the ball into the paint.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Ryan McLaughlin, a deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, implored the jury to find Coleman guilty of first degree murder for both counts on the basis that Coleman exhibited intent, premeditation and deliberation.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
But those who spoke implored the commissioners to temporarily pause going forward with data centers because of concerns over noise, pollution traffic and concerns about what the data centers would do to their quality of life.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
Summitt implored her to take a public speaking course.
—Rebecca Shore Winn, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
The Reddit text criticized the recent federal presence in Minnesota and implored Minnesotans to take a stand.
—Ted Olson, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
With his stick stuck in his pads, Swayman took off his mask and implored Vasilevskiy to do the same.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implored
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Curry’s passenger begged officers to help Curry but Billups-Taylor blithely dismissed this concern, stating that Curry was acting, court documents state.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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In an embarrassingly amateurish political stunt, Bianco blew the president a kiss and all but begged for an endorsement by seizing 650,000 ballots from last November’s election to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Environmental groups and a handful of governors have recently petitioned the EPA to add microplastics to the forthcoming version of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, or UCMR, which the agency recently submitted to the White House.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hildebrand successfully petitioned the court for a ruling on her candidacy, as the Department of Revenue failed to notify the school district of her tax status before she was put on the ballot.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Implored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implored. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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