bludged

verb

Definition of bludgednext
past tense of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in appealed (to)

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  1. implored
  2. begged
  3. conjured
  4. petitioned
Verb
  • Officials implored travelers from coming into the region to keep the roads clear for emergency vehicles.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Cooper implored residents in western North Carolina to avoid travel, both for their own safety and to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of implored
Verb
  • The family has begged the public to alert authorities to anyone matching the dancer’s description.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This find begged many questions for researchers about the sophistication of these ancient species.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of begged
Verb
  • Helene conjured rains in the area days before the massive cyclone arrived in the state, and merged with other storm systems, which resulted in even more rain.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The image was not something the AI platform conjured from a simple prompt, though.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of conjured
Verb
  • The brothers also petitioned the United States District Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but were denied.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Rangel's assignment comes after defense attorneys representing the three former officers — Eleazar Alejandro, Alfred Flores and Nathaniel Villalobos — successfully petitioned to have state District Judge Stephanie Boyd recused from the case.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of petitioned
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