as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
petitioned the judge to be excused from jury duty for financial hardship
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Recent Examples of petitioned
Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
He was never charged and denied any wrongdoing, but LoPresto successfully petitioned to have his teaching license revoked.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, petitioned for a pardon in 2024, pointing to how his convictions had created logistical issues and inconveniences in worldwide touring.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2025
Shauntel Hudson appeared in court on Friday for an emergency custody hearing after her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, petitioned the court to remove his youngest daughter from her mother's residence and grant him custody.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
Added to this, the Secretary’s ally, an anti-vaccine trial lawyer named Aaron Siri who previously petitioned the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine, was given a platform to present on the childhood vaccine schedule.
—Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Chen founded the school’s drone club, petitioned administrators to let students fly quadcopters on campus, and spent hours tinkering in robotics labs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
On Thanksgiving, the NCAA petitioned the Third Circuit for an emergency stay pending an appeal of Quraishi’s temporary restraining order (TRO).
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Meta and TikTok have petitioned to have the suit dropped; the courts have thrown these petitions out.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioned
begged
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On Monday, McGarva begged California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot to step in.—
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During that time, students trapped inside called 911 and begged for help, investigators found.—
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“Petitioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioned. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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