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or pled
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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
The father and son have both pleaded not guilty.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Chavez has pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in prison.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Routh, 58, of Hawaii has pleaded not guilty.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Both companies pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Newark to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsifying records and obstruction of justice.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan court on Monday, The Associated Press reported.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ramos-Soto pled guilty to the wire fraud charge on April 4, 2024, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Mangione, shackled and dressed in a maroon sweater over a white shirt, pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the alleged gunman, pleaded not guilty to state murder and terrorism charges on Monday morning.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Chavez has pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in prison.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Routh, 58, of Hawaii has pleaded not guilty.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Both companies pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Newark to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsifying records and obstruction of justice.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan court on Monday, The Associated Press reported.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Ramos-Soto pled guilty to the wire fraud charge on April 4, 2024, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Mangione, shackled and dressed in a maroon sweater over a white shirt, pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the alleged gunman, pleaded not guilty to state murder and terrorism charges on Monday morning.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleaded
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Filings questioning the constitutionality and arbitrariness of the death penalty were just some of the similar motions Taylor lodged and argued in Kohberger’s criminal case.Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Frederick Douglass argued here before packed houses of abolitionists in 1849 and 1858.Michael Snyder, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Not everyone was on the same page, as some commentators maintained that Lively had behaved rudely to Kjersti Flaa in that infamous interview and had a problematic past.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who maintained close ties to Iran, expressed his surprise over Tehran’s inaction in Syria during a television interview just after Assad’s fall.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Carter’s press secretary Jody Powell contended that journalistic attack dogs foamed at the mouth.Amber Roessner / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys for the city contended that the Municipal Court's recording practices do not violate the state law and that Legal Action of Wisconsin was trying to expand the scope of the law to include recording more hearings than required.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the end, Myanmar's reform project did not fail, as some have asserted, but was brutally derailed.Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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In a press release that was translated from Hebrew to English, the university explained that the artifacts date back to the Hellenistic period.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The 2025 Golden Globes, explained The past few years, they've also been photographed at events like the US Open Men's Final and Beyoncé's birthday concert in 2023.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Officer Pino cleared in shooting The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, in reviews that are standard following any fatal police shooting, found the shooting justified.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Pleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleaded. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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