as in begs
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply
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Recent Examples of entreats
Baldwin makes clear that both Hella and David are aware of this loss of affection—that Hella still loves David and entreats him to talk to her and to be honest about the feelings that have come between them.
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Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreats
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Chelsea’s appointment of Liam Rosenior is at least understandable in terms of his work within the BlueCo network, which begs the question of why Ratcliffe’s own multi-club operation could not provide United with a wider network to tap into.—
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Hopper begs her to believe there is another way.—
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Kyiv is grateful to its Western partners for their support in its defense, but implores them to do more on sanctions against Russia and increase the flow of weapons.—
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Dungan implores patients not to use social media as a go-to resource.—
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“Entreats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entreats. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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