entreaties

noun

plural of entreaty
as in pleas
an earnest request our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears

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Recent Examples of entreaties But such is the scale of Brazil’s polarization that many Brazilians are insensible to Lula’s entreaties and want the left defeated. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Abroad, their entreaties had remained unsuccessful, their diplomats had remained unrecognized, and their national existence had remained unrealized. — Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026 Portwood also appeared on The Next Chapter that season, sharing her heartache after Leah rejected her recent entreaties. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026 The vast majority of those levies required authorization from Springfield, which never came despite entreaties from Johnson. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Alicent makes similar entreaties to Rhaenyra, offering to divide the kingdom, with Aegon in charge of the stormlands, westerlands, the Reach and rule from Oldtown, with everything to the north going to Rhaenyra. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 June 2026 Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares. — Dave Schilling contributing follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 But Epstein’s entreaties to Keita were not limited to business. — Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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  1. pleas
  2. appeals
  3. prayers
Noun
  • The suspect in Nebraska was detained pending trial after pleading not guilty, while the three suspects in New Jersey have not entered pleas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • Even with the appeals and distractions of the intertidal world and a few early morning tongues of uni, our bags are still overflowing.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Hynes has said his relationship with the board — a quasi-judicial, three-member board that hears appeals to the assessor’s valuations — would be less adversarial than Kaegi’s.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • My 80-year-old mother and 87-year-old father were singing Hindu prayers to celebrate one of the most important holidays of our faith.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of prayers

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