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
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The Canyon County Clerk’s Office verified the recall petitions against Mike Dittenber and Scott Tilmant on Monday.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The fix clarifies that defendants under age 18 who are sentenced after 2021 can also petition for a second look review.
—Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
After the family retained outside counsel, in 2025 the Jackson estate filed a legal petition to compel arbitration with the Cascios.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The Canyon County Clerk’s Office verified the recall petitions against Mike Dittenber and Scott Tilmant on Monday.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Several European nations, including Spain, Italy, and Portugal, are also petitioning the EU to revive a windfall tax system last imposed in 2022 during the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The fix clarifies that defendants under age 18 who are sentenced after 2021 can also petition for a second look review.
—Nicole D. Porter, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petition
Noun
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The coastal Georgia man arrested in 2018 and accused of torturing, killing and burying his two teenage children in the backyard of the family’s mobile home will spend the rest of his life behind bars after reaching a plea deal.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ashley Hernandez-DeJesus took a plea deal in May 2025, pleading guilty to a single count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of risk of injury to a minor, according to court records.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rollins stormed off the set, leaving Brandt and the rest of his co-hosts stunned, with the latter begging the former to return and finish his segment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The music that we were inspired by at that time and looking to as luminaries never had a broad appeal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mouhamadou Fall, one of 12 siblings in a Parisian family, is candid about the appeal.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The actor’s mom, Joyce Patton, also shared the news on Facebook and asked for prayers for her son.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muslim worshippers, barred from praying at the Al-Aqsa mosque under wartime restrictions, had gathered outside the walls of the Old City for prayers.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Petition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petition. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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