pleaded

verb

variants or pled also plead
past tense of plead
as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?

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Recent Examples of pleaded Kelly Elizabeth Shea pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice in a plea deal Wednesday afternoon, and a judge sentenced her to a year of probation and community service. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were expected to plead not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges added to a drug trafficking indictment brought months earlier against the two. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Bryan Johnson, 20, pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder and gun charges in the shooting that killed 16-year-old Dorsey and injured four other teens. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 And a third client chose to plead guilty in his criminal case rather than go to jury trial, despite Barraza’s advice that the case was worth fighting, for fear of being arrested by ICE. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The other four involved in the October attack pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grand theft last year. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Since then, one of the workers who was indicted with Liaw and worked as a contractor for Supermicro, has pleaded guilty, according to court records in the case. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Both had previously pleaded not guilty to charges involving narcoterrorism, cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Reynolds later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of first-degree assault and a firearms violation. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
  1. argued
  2. reasoned
  3. contended
  4. insisted
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  • When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • This line of defense didn’t persuade Sweeney, who reasoned that adding athletes with expired eligibility would mean more, not less, market competition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • From there, Saucedo reasoned Ruth right out of existence, consigning him to the same category as Bigfoot, a figment of the collective unconscious.
    — Rich Cohen, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of reasoned
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  • Prosecutors have contended that Sanon was more than an unwitting political hopeful.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Belgal's attorneys contended ICE agents arrested Belgal without a warrant.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Busfield, who has insisted be was innocent of the charges, was released from custody pending trial.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Roberts insisted that the works were real and that the the Warhol Foundation had said as much to him.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of insisted

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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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