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
The 13-track record chronicles the lifespan of a relationship, from the exuberance of initial infatuation to the whiplash of begging for affection from a partner that was once so easily enamored.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Which begs a larger question, really.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Franck Kessie and Deniz Undav scored from cutbacks into the box, but the chaos of this game came from the number of opportunities from that same route that went begging.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out.
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Which begs a larger question, really.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Franck Kessie and Deniz Undav scored from cutbacks into the box, but the chaos of this game came from the number of opportunities from that same route that went begging.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out.
—
Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beg
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With seemingly nowhere left to turn, Apple petitioned the Supreme Court to intervene in a last-ditch attempt to keep fees at an acceptable rate.
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With an $800 daily fine soon going into effect over her 2024 civil contempt ruling, Fox News alum Catherine Herridge‘s legal team has petitioned for a stay after she was ordered to reveal her sources for her 2017 stories about Yanping Chen.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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The decision is also something of a surprise to me, because the Supreme Court has recently upheld free exercise rights in multiple high-profile cases, almost all of which involve Christianity – such as a football coach’s ability to pray on the field after public school games.
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Members of his government — including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir — openly defy the policy, frequently visiting Al-Aqsa and bringing Jewish settlers to pray.
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Then a casual dig through an estate sale bin morphs into obsession, resulting in making bids at auctions, combing through the recesses of eBay or imploring friends in politics to snag you a piece.
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DeVaux implores Golden Tempo’s jockey, Jose Ortiz, who obviously can’t hear her from the Churchill Downs stands, as the horse makes his move.
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The play is set in a lecture hall in 1890, as Theo (played by Pasternak) recounts his memories of Vincent and beseeches the audience — and the world — to understand his brother.
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Some Cypress Village residents are beseeching the city to keep it that way, even as the HOA applies to let the pickle balling resume.
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“Beg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beg. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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