as in plea
an earnest request
a flurry of petitions from eating and drinking establishments to be exempt from the new antismoking regulations
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as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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Recent Examples of petition
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
The Constitution may be amended if two-thirds of the states petition for a convention.
—Anna Commander, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the opponents, halting the project, but proponents petitioned the Supreme Court to review that decision.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The Houston rapper’s petition claims prison call logs at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi show that Lanez, born Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, has been coordinating attacks on Megan’s credibility.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
The Constitution may be amended if two-thirds of the states petition for a convention.
—Anna Commander, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Mathew, their steadfast advocate, petitioned for the soldiers’ right to receive retirement pensions.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
In 2023, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the opponents, halting the project, but proponents petitioned the Supreme Court to review that decision.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
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Bradley Imer struck a plea deal, resulting in probation, with eight of the nine charges dropped.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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After his arrest, Giron was offered a plea deal that carried a 32-year prison sentence, but took the case to trial and lost, receiving a mandatory life sentence, Polis noted.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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As natural explorers and hunters, indoor cats often beg to go outside.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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As a Puck Soup listener pointed out this week, if Pegula only owned the football team, Buffalo fans would be begging him to buy the Sabres too.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Surely, the government could force insurers to facilitate the process and resolve appeals promptly.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Per the outlet, the ruling was later reversed by a district court of appeal, on the basis that a tax rebate in a 1996 Disney expansion deal passed by the Anaheim City Council.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis also offered a public prayer for those on death row on December 8, asking for the sentences to be commuted or changed.Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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What’s really holy, Hirsch seems to imply, is not just a synagogue’s glittering stained glass or the imposing notes of the organ, or even the words of the prayers.Edward Hirsch, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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