as in plea
an earnest request
a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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Recent Examples of petition
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Maxwell’s lawyers also asked that they be provided with any questions in advance and that any interview with her be scheduled after her petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case has been resolved.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The loser could petition a federal court to vacate the arbitration award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
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Noun
Luna’s office confirmed her plan to start a discharge petition to The Hill.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Maxwell’s lawyers also asked that they be provided with any questions in advance and that any interview with her be scheduled after her petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her case has been resolved.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Verb
Psychiatrists there petitioned a judge for permission to hospitalize her for a month and treat her with antipsychotics, over her objections.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
The loser could petition a federal court to vacate the arbitration award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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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
Verb
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This begs the question: What else is there to say about Young and his offseason?—
Alex Zietlow
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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On top of that, the battery easily goes a week without begging for a charger, and the square AMOLED display is way easier to read mid-run than a round one.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
Noun
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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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But the committee also does mediation, appeals and training.—
Damenica Ellis
July 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
Noun
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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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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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