as in to argue
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?
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Recent Examples of plead
Three men who carried out the bombing were arrested weeks after the murder and pleaded guilty at the start of their trial.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Rullan was arrested the following month and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The man pleaded guilty, and even though his lawyer and the prosecution recommended probation, the judge in the case denied him that.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis
updated July 2,
Idaho Statesman,
2 July 2026
The foster family pleaded guilty in the case and the foster father was sentenced in 2024 to seven years in prison.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
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Reuters,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Rullan was arrested the following month and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The man pleaded guilty, and even though his lawyer and the prosecution recommended probation, the judge in the case denied him that.
—
Carolyn Komatsoulis
updated July 2,
Idaho Statesman,
2 July 2026
The foster family pleaded guilty in the case and the foster father was sentenced in 2024 to seven years in prison.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plead
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Srebnick, however, argued that the crash was a tragic accident — and did not amount to a crime.
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While some experts say the government should be involved in conversations about AI safety, others argue the result could stifle the industry.
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Shopping for cannabis based solely on THC percentage is fundamentally flawed, experts contend.
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Her attorneys contend the defendants used the litigation to portray her as dishonest, intimidate potential witnesses, fuel a public relations campaign against her and drive up the cost of her legal defense.
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With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
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The second is reasoning intelligence, the layer that looks at a task, breaks it into steps and figures out how to do it, including things like making a judgement call on whether an object will be heavy or light.
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Notes Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has been able to convince standout safety and top athlete Tahj Skinner to play quarterback this season.
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They were saved at the last minute by the owner of the mill, who convinced the arriving American army of their worth.
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Rodríguez rejected those accusations, insisting authorities mobilized immediately.
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Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts.
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Kavanaugh could have limited his separate opinion to asserting that Trump’s order couldn’t override a federal law, which was all that was needed to decide the case.
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
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“Plead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plead. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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