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imploring



ADJECTIVE
begging
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous






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But police are imploring people to trust accredited sources during emergencies.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But in a way, you were doing exactly that with your friend by imploring him to shift his funds into assets that would yield a return of 8% to 9%, even before inflation.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

The secretary and pharmacist and my kid’s baseball coach ask, “How are you feeling?,” silently imploring me to give them a cancer update without making them ask.

From Slate May 6, 2026

Kalshi sent a letter to Arizona’s attorney general imploring that the state withdraw the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

His voice was imploring; it was as though he were begging to be reassured.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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