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petitioned
adjective as in requested
adjective as in solicited
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Weak match
Example Sentences
He has repeatedly petitioned Newport council to grant him access to Docksway Landfill to search for the missing hard drive.
Hadar Aviram, a criminal justice and civil rights professor who petitioned Harris to leave the decision in place, was one of many critics of her stance.
Speaking from COP28 in Dubai last year, an annual United Nations climate gathering, she celebrated America’s progress in tackling the climate crisis and petitioned for much more to be done.
In response, pro-choice activists successfully petitioned to get a ballot measure into November's election, which would allow Florida residents to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution.
When the area was transferred to the Territory of Colorado in 1861, manitos petitioned the federal government to remain part of New Mexico, only to be rebuffed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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