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

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Noun
  • One unexpected development is that Reddit, long dogged by a reputation for mischief and mayhem, has achieved a kind of mass appeal.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
  • For Shirazi, part of the appeal of government work was the security.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 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
  • Over the course of his imprisonment, he’s become a deeply Christian man who prays several times a day, narratives included in his clemency petition submitted to the parole board stated.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Suppliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliance. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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