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petitioning
adjective as in requesting
Strong matches
- demanding
- requisitioning
- seeking
- soliciting
- wanting
- wishing
Weak match
noun as in soliciting
Strong matches
Example Sentences
But others see it differently: there is a long history of Indigenous leaders petitioning the Royal Family to recognise their peoples’ struggle, but the independent’s senator’s act - for some - went too far.
They worked for months to get them out - petitioning Israel, Egypt and the US state department for help.
Fans of the Prime Video series have rallied behind an online campaign petitioning to save the historical dramedy from cancellation.
Not only are the new editions Straczynski’s idea; he is petitioning the city of Los Angeles to give “Ellison Wonderland” landmark status so that it might be opened as a museum.
“The law in virtually every state provides that the nominee of a state-recognized political party will be allowed ballot access without petitioning,” a CNN spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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