pleadings

noun

plural of pleading
as in pleas
an earnest request coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins

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Recent Examples of pleadings After pleadings and petitions from the Portuguese community in Fall River, de Mello was released in January 1914 after serving approximately 21 years and was deported to Portugal. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The Times stands by our journalism, and the president’s legal pleadings will not change that or deter further reporting. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Jain said Jackson has not been formally served with any pleadings, and his representatives were never contacted by Mayers' team over the suit. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026 His firm twice praised the 2021 affidavit option in early court pleadings but made no mention in hearings of its disappearance from the new plan. — Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 In pleadings, lawyers for the state have insisted the Justice Department has no business telling the state how to care for Florida’s children. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026 His attorneys have said in legal pleadings that is incorrect. — Nolan Clay, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 Against 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao and now against Garcia, Barrios couldn’t let his hands go, despite the pleadings of his old trainer, Bob Santos, and new chief second Joe Goossen. — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026 In November, Johnson, fed up with McNamara’s disenchantment and his pleadings for a policy shift toward negotiations, announced that the defense secretary would depart the administration to lead the World Bank—in effect, firing him. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleadings
  1. pleas
  2. appeals
  3. prayers
  4. petitions
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
  • Thank you all for your outpouring of love, well wishes, and healing prayers.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The cousin had made it to the top of the suicide-bomber list at Menagh, said his prayers, and taken his position behind the driver’s seat in a truck full of explosives.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of prayers
Noun
  • That extension, coupled with Kalshi’s rehearing petitions, has led the gaming industry to believe the company lacks confidence in its case.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Volunteers are taking petitions to popular local spots like Target, Walmart, Harris Teeter, churches, businesses and other area YMCAs to gather widespread support.
    — Chase Jordan October 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of petitions

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“Pleadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleadings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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