as in to petition
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing
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Recent Examples of beg
This might beg the question of the benefit of interplanting if crops don’t provide their maximum yield, but comparing the nutritional yield of polyculture versus monoculture parcels of land demonstrated that interplanting yielded greater nutritional value per hectare despite the lower crop yields.
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JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
This year, our five-year-old is begging to be a Ghostbuster, so our dogs are getting roped in as the Stay Puft Marshmallow man and the Slimer ghost.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
One house that’s graced the real estate market in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is begging folks to answer that question by taking a peek at its, well, blinding interior.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Shampoo went out to earn money for the family, begging and selling pastries on the beach.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
This year, our five-year-old is begging to be a Ghostbuster, so our dogs are getting roped in as the Stay Puft Marshmallow man and the Slimer ghost.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
One house that’s graced the real estate market in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is begging folks to answer that question by taking a peek at its, well, blinding interior.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Shampoo went out to earn money for the family, begging and selling pastries on the beach.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beg
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Through an extensive effort from McReynolds, who traveled to the nation’s capital to petition legislators, as well as endorsements from a Congress member, two senators and Camp Pendleton’s Brig.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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When asked whether the store will be back next year, Simonson said the company will evaluate changes to the property as needed.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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During his first Zoom consultation with clients, Perri always asked them to share their story.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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And if a pastor can be pepper sprayed for praying outdoors in front of cameras, what could happen during church raids with fewer witnesses?—
Rev. Nathan Empsall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Its congregation, filled with influential regional leaders, are praying for her recovery, Hughes said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The administration wasted little time in appealing the appeals court’s decision, imploring the Supreme Court to hear the case quickly and deliver a final ruling.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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With advocates and employees imploring San Jose to find a fresh voice for its beleaguered animal shelter, the city has chosen a new leader from outside its ranks to run the refuge long beset with accusations of mismanagement.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of its products, a stablecoin, owes its value to Binance, whose co-founder Changpeng Zhao is beseeching Trump to pardon him after a money laundering conviction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Beg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beg. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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