as in argues
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 pleads
Fort Worth Police Department’s West Division At 17 minutes, Beth (Kelly Reilly) pleads with Sheriff Wade (Josh Stewart) at the Rio Paloma Sheriff’s Office to find Carter (Finn Little).
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Such agreements do not become effective until the defendant pleads guilty before a judge.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Continue reading … 'TWILIGHT ZONE' — NYC landlord pleads for help as '9-year-squatter' turns his life upside down.
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FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The mother of baby Emmanuel Haro, who claimed he had been kidnapped, pleads guilty to his death.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Paxton is arrested after turning himself in and pleads not guilty to the charges.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Epstein pleads guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18, and is sentenced to 18 months in jail.
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Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
Georgie pleads, but Meemaw believes that Fred might help Mary loosen up.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Such agreements do not become effective until the defendant pleads guilty before a judge.
—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Continue reading … 'TWILIGHT ZONE' — NYC landlord pleads for help as '9-year-squatter' turns his life upside down.
—
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
The mother of baby Emmanuel Haro, who claimed he had been kidnapped, pleads guilty to his death.
—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Paxton is arrested after turning himself in and pleads not guilty to the charges.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Epstein pleads guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18, and is sentenced to 18 months in jail.
—
Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
Georgie pleads, but Meemaw believes that Fred might help Mary loosen up.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleads
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The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
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Midjourney’s motion argues that it should also be allowed to dig deeper.
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Alpha-gal was more of a private enterprise, another rumor contends.
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Uber contends this arrangement has created an incentive for doctors and attorneys to collude to dramatically inflate medical bills.
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How the Fed reasons its way to agreements is as important as the agreements.
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The system reasons underneath, processing infinitely complex 3D scenarios, handling trade clashes, regulations and tradeoffs - learning from user feedback over time to eliminate the need for users to supervise its intelligence.
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The group insists Yale must defend its lawful holistic admissions and educational leadership role.
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Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
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Bradford asserts that clarifying and renegotiating these roles for shared ownership is paramount.
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Meanwhile, Kallmann asserts that his father, Hartmut, always maintained that the family art collection had been intact when the Nazi’s rose to power, and all the family’s belongings were stolen soon after.
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“Pleads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleads. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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