as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort
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Recent Examples of implore
In the wake of the attack, the American Jewish Committee implored leaders around the world to take a stand against antisemitism.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
At the two-hour meeting on Friday, doctors implored Florida’s health department not to repeal mandates for the four vaccines.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
Tesla leader and world’s richest person Elon Musk just secured a $1 trillion pay package following a heated back-and-forth with advisory firms imploring shareholders to reject the outlandish compensation.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The judge implored the Justice Department to carefully follow the law's privacy provisions to ensure that victims' names and identifying information are redacted.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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As a kid in Rochester, New York, Kane begged his parents for a dollar to play.—
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
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Meta and TikTok have petitioned to have the suit dropped; the courts have thrown these petitions out.—
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
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“Implore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implore. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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