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beseeching



ADJECTIVE
pleading
Synonyms








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Mr. Xi’s restraint, by contrast, made it appear as if he viewed Mr. Trump as the beseeching party in the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

We passed multiple radar speed signs, declaiming mph numbers, beseeching drivers to slow down.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2025

Business and union leaders joined in publicly and privately, beseeching him not to go down this idiotic road.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2025

The scent of the lion was deep, animal, terrifying, and Tristran was close enough to see the beseeching expression in the unicorn's black eyes....

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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