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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaty
Noun
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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
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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
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One unexpected development is that Reddit, long dogged by a reputation for mischief and mayhem, has achieved a kind of mass appeal.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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For Shirazi, part of the appeal of government work was the security.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Allen was then put in a bathtub of scalding water, the petition says.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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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 11 Mar. 2025.
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