as in appeal
an earnest request with arms raised in humble suppliance, the priest asked for blessings from above

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Noun
  • But unlike the Springsteen record of yore, there is a level of acoustic guitar virtuosity here that is a big part of the appeal.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mercedes Formula One driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has climbed up one position from fifth to secure fourth place at the Australian Grand Prix after the five-second penalty was reversed following an appeal by his team.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • First was a simple message on X: two prayer hands emojis.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Father Tony Marti from St. Francis High School in La Canada, where Stephan is a basketball player, had called earlier to offer prayers.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, entered the not guilty plea on Willis’ behalf, and the judge entered the plea on behalf of Carson, who doesn’t yet have an attorney and plans to apply for a public defender.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Watch Moore’s six-minute statement/plea below, then hit the comments with your reactions.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, SpaceX says its own petition to revise the 1.6/2.4GHz rules was filed before Globalstar’s application for the C3 constellation.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Their petition sparked a three-year denaming and renaming process that engaged both the college community and the wider public.
    Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Suppliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliance. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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