as in prayerful
asking humbly
a beseeching letter from his parents asking him to bring the grandchildren for a long overdue visit
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as in pleading
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as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
parishioners ardently beseeched the local bishop not to close their beloved church
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Recent Examples of beseeching
Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Adjective
This case has seen lot of what amounts to table-pounding by the defense, with a constant rat-a-tat-tat of motions, demands for discovery, followed by more beseeching requests.
—Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beseeching
Adjective
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The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas.Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Noun
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Mediation briefs, pleadings, depositions and expert reports can be relevant, and sometimes there is more arcane evidence.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Digital Chamber's brief argues that the plaintiffs' claims are speculative and fail to meet the stringent pleading standards of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA).Tonya Evans, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Broth ends the video with an emotional plea begging his fans for their help.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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This is a begging-the-question fallacy disproved all the time by great popular geniuses like Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca himself.Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
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After the petition was filed, Mejia said, prosecutors in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office repeatedly requested the original letter from the brothers’ attorneys.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Bolick signed on to a plea urging Arizonans to not sign the petition that eventually brought the issue to the ballot.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Casey ignored the production’s entreaties, but in the spring of 2021, Haddix met Cunningham and Liu for an introductory breakfast at a Holiday Inn Express.Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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But Israel appears to have limited the attacks, in line with entreaties from the Biden administration, perhaps avoiding swift escalation, for now.Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The medical examiner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dickinson did not respond to a request for comment.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In Minnesota, companies offering veteran benefit services or appeal services are required by law to disclose this fact before accepting payment from a veteran.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
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Love them or hate them, Apple’s peripherals have a distinctive visual appeal, and that’s especially true of the Magic Trackpad.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beseeching. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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