supplication
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Hell, most Old Testament patriarchs aren’t as demanding of loyalty and filial supplication as Rupert Murdoch, save for God himself.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
He would wear the appropriate religious attire for each setting, sometimes knelt in supplication and on occasion was moved to tears by sermons.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024
Pilgrims raised their hands in supplication, took selfies or video, and phoned their relatives as they performed the tawaf.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023
“Two hundred years ago, the Congress of the United States issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation stating that it was ‘the indispensable duty of all nations to offer both praise and supplication to God.
From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2022
It was a statue too huge to be conceived: upright, straight, feet toward the city, head in the sky, arms outheld in a pose of supplication.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing supplication
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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Grade 12, List 3
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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