Thesaurus results for PETITION (FOR)

petition (for)

verb

Definition of petition (for)

as in to press (for)

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require

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The suits would not require the Pentagon to restart its work with the company.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Clubs would be required to set their 26-man roster every Monday during the season, but the rule wouldn’t be strict.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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