disclose, unveil, expose, show, uncover, divulge, manifest, display, present, announce, broadcast, publish, release, leak, unmask, bring to light, lay bare, make known, let out, tell, confess, admit,... [more]
appealing for - requesting - asking for - begging for - entreating - petitioning for - pleading for - imploring - soliciting - beseeching - urging - calling for - supplicating - craving - seeking - demanding - pressing for - praying for - suing for - lobbying for - advocating for - pushing for - clamoring for - agitating for - campaigning for - striving for - working for - fighting for - pressing - insisting on - pressing one's case for - making a case for - arguing for - championing - promoting - supporting - backing - endorsing - vouching for - standing up for - defending - justifying - rationalizing - explaining - making a pitch for - making a request for - making an appeal for - making an entreaty for - making a petition for - making a solicitation for
Making a plea for involves formally requesting help, support, or some form of intervention, typically in a serious or urgent manner. This phrase is often used in legal contexts to describe the act of stating a position or request during a trial, but it can also be used more broadly to describe any situation where an appeal or earnest request is made.