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 Abroad, their entreaties had remained unsuccessful, their diplomats had remained unrecognized, and their national existence had remained unrealized. — Literary Hub, 19 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 On the demand of the Commons, Suffolk is exiled for his part in Gloucester’s death despite the queen’s entreaties to the king. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Other Democrats have been more cautious in their approach to similar entreaties. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreaties
  1. pleas
  2. appeals
  3. prayers
Noun
  • All six defendants were arraigned in the 37th District Court before Judge Bieda, where pleas of not guilty were entered, and a $500,000 bond was set for each suspect, with the requirement that a steel-cuff GPS tether be used if bond is posted.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Mom makes final pleas Pedraza, Sierra’s mother, walked out of the courtroom in tears Wednesday evening after completing her testimony.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • The curators, David Breslin and Brinda Kumar, don’t accomplish this with appeals to timeliness or relevance but with a mighty selection of pieces—more than a hundred and twenty, from eighty-two different institutions—and smart exhibition design.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Rider’s Celine appeals to me for its approach to the contemporary wardrobe.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • One community member told Fox News Digital that some congregations had even canceled afternoon prayers on the Sabbath as demonstrations across France descended into violence.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Obeying Christ, the soon-to-be disciples got a hands-on lesson in the power of deeper, more humble prayers rather than surface-level efforts.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of prayers

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“Entreaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreaties. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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