beseech
verb
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beseeching
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Synonyms for beseech
Synonyms
appeal (to), beg, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, importune, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate
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In June, after the Trump administration broke off negotiations with CARB, 17 car companies co-signed a letters to President Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom beseeching them to resume talks and reach a compromise. — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Trump says automakers are ‘crazy’ to side with California. They don’t need another fight," 28 Aug. 2019 Democrats recruited McGrath Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and other left-leaning groups had been beseeching McGrath to run since last November. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "5 things to know about Amy McGrath vs. Mitch McConnell in the 2020 Senate race," 9 July 2019 Sanders also ponders the question of why gardeners are continually beseeched by websites to use lava rocks, wormwood tea, and quackgrass cakes to repel slugs when a simple dose of iron phosphate will do the job quickly and safely. — Steve Smith, courant.com, "’Gardening Is Murder’ Talk On Sept. 12," 26 Aug. 2019 For 2,000 years, Jews have spent Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in a synagogue abstaining from food and drink, fervently praying and beseeching God to forgive their sins. — Shayndi Raice, WSJ, "Goat Yoga, Mosh Pits, Glow Sticks: Younger Jews Reinvent Yom Kippur," 5 Sep. 2018 Her parents and a brother spent last week visiting the site, beseeching investigators, Red Cross workers and the carrier’s chief executive in an ultimately vain effort to retrieve any remains or belongings. ... — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "With Personal Connection to Crash, Ralph Nader Takes on Boeing," 20 Mar. 2019 Over the last year, the business people and residents in these two sections of South L.A. have pursued an increasingly testy — but so far futile — campaign of emails, phone calls and meetings beseeching the city for relief. — Doug Smith, latimes.com, "Encampments take root in South L.A. Here's why clearing them out is so difficult," 10 June 2018 Wild and urgent rituals to beseech the powers that were, to save us from the increasing dark. — Harper's BAZAAR, "How To Cope With Holiday Loneliness," 25 Dec. 2014 The Colombian players are surrounding American referee Mark Geiger and beseeching him to change his mind. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "England Shakes Its Shootout Curse and Saves Its World Cup," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beseech.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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