supplications

noun

plural of supplication
as in prayers
an earnest request the Red Cross made an urgent supplication for donations of food and blankets for the earthquake victims

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Recent Examples of supplications Late nights and anxious supplications. — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplications
  1. prayers
  2. appeals
  3. pleas
  4. petitions
  5. pleadings
Noun
  • The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office thanked everyone who helped in the three-day search and asked people to keep the woman's family in their thoughts and prayers.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sending healing prayers to your family, your daughter and all who loved you.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prayers
Noun
  • This week's hearings mark the first major step in Anthony's post-conviction appeals process following his sentencing.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If the dispute is not resolved during the examination, UnitedHealth can pursue the IRS administrative appeals process and potentially litigate the matter.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • Through May, prosecutors had charged fewer than four dozen people with crimes related to noncitizen voting, ProPublica’s analysis of DOJ data and federal court filings shows, getting convictions or guilty pleas in 14 cases.
    — Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And in 2020, the Daily News reported that one Bronx gun suspect was acquitted and two others were allowed to withdraw felony guilty pleas after Habib admitted evidence in the case had been tampered with.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleas
Noun
  • The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The move was so broken that players across the country started online petitions to try and get the EA developers to nerf Judkins' spinning.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of petitions
Noun
  • The Times stands by our journalism, and the president’s legal pleadings will not change that or deter further reporting.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Jain said Jackson has not been formally served with any pleadings, and his representatives were never contacted by Mayers' team over the suit.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Definition of pleadings

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“Supplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplications. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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