Synonym Dictionary

To make an earnest or formal request, especially to someone in authority.

To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.

To ask urgently and earnestly.

A metaphor for competing to maintain relative standing, so greater effort brings little improvement in one's position.

The act of saying or presenting something again, usually for emphasis or clarity.

A person making a humble or earnest request.

To ask or plead humbly and earnestly.

Overused to the point of losing interest or force.