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pleas

noun as in begging request

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There were even heartfelt pleas for consideration, before—what?

I reached out with heartfelt pleas, and spoke to people that I felt were ideal—and I was right in most cases.

The veteran officer believes Garner might have survived had anybody heeded his pleas.

Sharpton spoke of the moment they had all seen in the video when Pantaleo kept Garner in a headlock despite his pleas.

We see press conferences featuring grieving parents making impassioned pleas like, “Not one more.”

Daniel Wells, chief justice of the court of common pleas of Massachusetts, died at Cambridge, aged 63.

He had all manorial rights except pleas of the Crown, and the freedom of all markets in Ireland for himself and his tenants.

Those of us who possessed liberty made pleas for passing by Virginia Cottage to see the fun.

On revising the statutes good behavior was made the term of tenure for the judges and clerks of common pleas.

There have been times when H. 3rd has refused my most earnest pleas that he ride his kiddie car up and down the hall.

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On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pleas, such as: suit, overture, application, entreaty, prayer, and appeal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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