as in pleading
asking humbly
impressed by such prayerful petitioners, the governor promised that he'd see what he could do
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Recent Examples of prayerful
The cardinals gather in the Vatican for discussions and prayerful deliberation before entering the conclave, where the voting takes place.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In the Catholic Church, the faithful celebrated the sacred Triduum, the period from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, which marks the end of the 40-day prayerful season of Lent.
Multilingual Masses and prayer services were held at churches throughout L.A., Orange County and the Inland Empire.
—Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
The morning began with prayerful words by David Profitt of Glen Ellyn, FUMCAH associate pastor.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Social media posts in prayerful support of the pontiff are matched by those wishing him to die, weighing in on the author’s preferred successor or deriding the entire concept of the papacy as a farce.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In the Catholic Church, the faithful celebrated the sacred Triduum, the period from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, which marks the end of the 40-day prayerful season of Lent.
Multilingual Masses and prayer services were held at churches throughout L.A., Orange County and the Inland Empire.
—Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2025
The morning began with prayerful words by David Profitt of Glen Ellyn, FUMCAH associate pastor.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Social media posts in prayerful support of the pontiff are matched by those wishing him to die, weighing in on the author’s preferred successor or deriding the entire concept of the papacy as a farce.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prayerful
persistent
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This suggested that the persistent activity of PKMζ is required to maintain a memory.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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Many prominent men across sports, music, business and politics have opened up about their mental health struggles, helping to chip away at the persistent stigma that discourages men from seeking help.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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“Prayerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayerful. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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