PETITIONING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

petitioning

verb

present participle of petition

as in begging

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 petitioning The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Anthropic may appeal today’s ruling, either by asking for an en banc review with all of the appeals court judges or by petitioning the Supreme Court. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026 Last week, Justice Neil Gorsuch denied an emergency application from The New Mexico Forward Party and its various nominees over the state’s petitioning process for new political parties. — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2026 Student groups are petitioning the CES to maintain the school’s traditional hiring practices, where the teaching staff isn’t chosen based only on academic credentials, but also on lived experience. — Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026 After Russia's refusal to pay the award, Naftogaz has been petitioning national courts seeking court orders to seize Russian commercial assets. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 After Russia’s refusal to pay the 2023 award, Naftogaz has been petitioning national courts seeking orders to seize Russian commercial assets. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Oregon State’s players took the campaign a step further, petitioning state regulators for union representation and the right to bargain with their university. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Chadwick Boseman’s brothers are petitioning to remove his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, as administrator of the late actor’s estate. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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begging

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Mahajan’s family has appeared at City Hall, in person and through videoconference calls from India, begging the city to finally end the rides.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Mahajan's family has appeared at City Hall, in person and through videoconference calls from India, begging the city to finally end the rides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026