as in begged
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 petitioned
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.
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Will Stone, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
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
The Beall property was at one time in Fort Worth’s ETJ, but Beall petitioned the city to relinquish it.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
In senior-level meetings, including with Pope Leo XIV, Cuban officials have petitioned the Vatican to serve as an interlocutor with the United States.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Faced with a $30 million to $40 million shortfall, Mayor Corey O'Connor petitioned the Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday to reopen the budget and outlined millions of dollars of cuts.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The father has petitioned for her return under a treaty part of the Hague Convention.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
In December 2025, Pender petitioned to have her sentence lowered to 45 years, including time served.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
For insight on the childhood schedule, the panel listened to a 90-minute talk by a Kennedy ally, a vaccine-injury attorney who once petitioned the government to withdraw approval of the polio shot for infants and toddlers.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Will Stone, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
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
The Beall property was at one time in Fort Worth’s ETJ, but Beall petitioned the city to relinquish it.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
In senior-level meetings, including with Pope Leo XIV, Cuban officials have petitioned the Vatican to serve as an interlocutor with the United States.
—Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Faced with a $30 million to $40 million shortfall, Mayor Corey O'Connor petitioned the Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday to reopen the budget and outlined millions of dollars of cuts.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The father has petitioned for her return under a treaty part of the Hague Convention.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026
In December 2025, Pender petitioned to have her sentence lowered to 45 years, including time served.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
For insight on the childhood schedule, the panel listened to a 90-minute talk by a Kennedy ally, a vaccine-injury attorney who once petitioned the government to withdraw approval of the polio shot for infants and toddlers.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioned
begged
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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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“Petitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioned. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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