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pleading

[plee-ding] / ˈpli dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
imploring
Synonyms


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Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. was sentenced to a year in county jail and two years of probation and community service after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the firefighter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The ringleader ended up pleading guilty and being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison; the other three received sentences ranging from 18 months to five years.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Sun was sentenced in February to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty in October 2025 to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“Silent Friend” is a film not of environmentalist pleading but of ecological profundity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

I asked, trying not to seem like I was pleading.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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