Plea and Return

Plea

Plea noun - An earnest request.

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Return and plea are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a noun "Plea".

Nearby Word: pleading

Return noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

Usage example: I was moved by my grandfather's lengthy return to my casual question about his experiences in the Vietnam War

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Plea and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plea" instead a noun "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

old	old plea	old return
long	long plea	long return
proper	proper plea	proper return
actual	actual plea	actual return
Other adjectives: successful, temporary, next, subsequent, last, previous.

However, when he and his brother attempted to return to Mariejois, the World Nobles rejected their plea, considering them to be a part of a "family of traitors".

Source: Disproportionate Retribution / Anime and Manga
In turn, Doflamingo is driven by his hatred of the World Nobles, who rejected his plea to return to Mariejois as one of them after their father gave up their family's status as Celestial Dragons.

Source: Revenge
That fallen souls might bare our plea... To hasten the Divine's return.

Source: Ominous Latin Chanting

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