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appeal to(verb, phrasal verb, press, raise)
7
call upon(verb, phrasal verb, direct, raise)
5
apply to(verb, phrasal verb, urge, request)
3
apply for(verb, demand, wish, invite)
3
give the third degree(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
3
go over(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
3
hit up(verb, order, go, force)
3
hold out for(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
2
ask for(verb, phrasal verb, get, demand)
2
make inquiry(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
2
prefer a petition(idiom, request)
2
put through the wringer(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
2
put to the question(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
2
raise question(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
2
round robin(noun, idiom, request, appeal)
2
show curiosity(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
2
sound out(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
2
sweat it out of(verb, idiom, examine, challenge)
2
work over(verb, examine, challenge, seek)
1
appeal for(verb, phrasal verb, request, appeal)
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APASmart Define. (2016). petition thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/petition/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "petition thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/petition/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, petition thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/petition/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "petition thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/petition/thesaurus/synonyms>