supplication

as in prayer
an earnest request the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims

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Noun
  • The 55-year-old’s ailment similarly impacted a Saturday show scheduled for the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Conn. Jodeci member Mr. Dalvin took to social media, asking followers to keep K-Ci in their prayers and promising the group would be back as soon as possible.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The former journalist and political pundit had reached out to THR over the weekend to say that the X post that was making headlines over that seemed to be a prayer for West was a Twitter imposter and not Censori herself, who chooses not to make any public comments or speak with the media.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The judge had been expected to rule on that on Tuesday before Bannon’s plea deal made the request moot.
    Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Steve Bannon has discussed with New York state prosecutors a potential plea deal in its criminal case charging the longtime ally of President Donald Trump with defrauding donors to a southern border wall, according to media reports.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With the increasing diversity and international appeal of the Academy’s voting body, von Horn, like other directors whose film travel the world, tuned into his film’s universal appeal across language barriers.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The Supreme Court has long recognized this principle, particularly in cases involving capital punishment, where exhaustive appeals processes are designed to ensure both procedural integrity and substantive fairness.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The devastated couple campaigned on social media for the return of Daisy, even getting the likes of actor Tom Hardy involved, and set up a petition to tackle pet theft.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The fight follows allegations of abuse from another former girlfriend last year that set off a social media firestorm and a petition to remove Prince from the TCU team.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Supplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplication. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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