as in plea
an earnest request our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears

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Recent Examples of entreaty As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 Newsom has rebuffed those entreaties, and the White House seems no closer to making any significant moves forward. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 Otherwise, do your best to ignore their entreaties and build your life with your husband based on your plans, not their projections. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for entreaty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
Noun
  • Ruby cast blame on Hildebrandt for what had occurred and agreed to testify against the counselor as part of a plea deal.
    Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Young Thug ended 2024 on a high note for himself and his fans when he was offered a plea deal and released from jail.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In a 2023 documentary celebrating the boot’s 50th anniversary, the New York rapper Rakim explained its appeal.
    Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Adding to its appeal, wave power is more socially accepted than other renewables due to its minimal aesthetic disruption – at least for us on the ground.
    Elena Bou, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Trump's Cabinet meeting begins with a prayer President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting began with a prayer on Wednesday.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Catholic Church stands with immigrants, as Cardinal Robert McElroy reminded us in the recent prayer service at the cathedral.
    Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Allen was then put in a bathtub of scalding water, the petition says.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Two new pieces of evidence are at the center of the petition.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Entreaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaty. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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