PRAYED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

prayed

verb

past tense of pray

as in begged

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner I pray you: tell me where they went

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Recent Examples of prayed For more than a decade, Goldring searched, hoped and prayed for a kidney while doing her best to live her life and prepare for her future. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026 Silvia looks calm, his eyes open and head propped up slightly as Hood prayed furiously over him. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The chaplain had visited her a few times starting the day after the killings and prayed with Clancy while she was intubated. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Not long afterward, witnesses heard groans and heavy breathing as the spiritual adviser put her hands on his shoulders and prayed over him. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Their enshrinement was carried out in secret by Yasukuni’s head priest in 1978, three years after Hirohito last prayed at the shrine. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 At one point, the family played music and some prayed together. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2026 For eight brutal days, residents of Boyle Heights watched smoke billow from a burning warehouse and prayed the flames would spare their homes. — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Cards in hand, the gathered broke in to groups of eight or 10 and prayed. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026

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For years, shareholders had begged—and even sued—to find out more about the sale.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2020, it was set to be bulldozed, until Mowery begged to give her three months.

— Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
While the court challenge was pending, Sustanee’s developers separately petitioned Orange County to certify its acres to be fast-tracked under state Senate Bill 686.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

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