as in petitioned
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 begged
The Tua Tagovailoa/Mike McDaniel era ultimately failed, now Dolfans are being begged for yet more patience as the onerous burden of Tagovailoa’s contract impinges on the rebuild.
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Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Chan persuaded Tay to go with him to the Buena Park home, where Chan and another teen beat Tay with baseball bats and at one point a sledgehammer while Tay begged for help.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Some commenters begged Fleischmann not to give up, pledging to come in and purchase items if the store reopens.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In an embarrassingly amateurish political stunt, Bianco blew the president a kiss and all but begged for an endorsement by seizing 650,000 ballots from last November’s election to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Frightened moderates begged the president to dump the idea.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Palmetto’s coach at the time, Matt Dixon, seeing the untapped potential, begged and begged, but Uche’s father wouldn’t budge.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The managers of Radio City Music Hall begged NBC to move Your Show of Shows to Thursdays.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Florida executed a man Tuesday evening for the brutal 2008 rape and murder of a married mother of two young sons who called 911 and begged for help while tied up in her car after she was abducted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Chan persuaded Tay to go with him to the Buena Park home, where Chan and another teen beat Tay with baseball bats and at one point a sledgehammer while Tay begged for help.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Some commenters begged Fleischmann not to give up, pledging to come in and purchase items if the store reopens.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In an embarrassingly amateurish political stunt, Bianco blew the president a kiss and all but begged for an endorsement by seizing 650,000 ballots from last November’s election to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Frightened moderates begged the president to dump the idea.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Palmetto’s coach at the time, Matt Dixon, seeing the untapped potential, begged and begged, but Uche’s father wouldn’t budge.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The managers of Radio City Music Hall begged NBC to move Your Show of Shows to Thursdays.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Florida executed a man Tuesday evening for the brutal 2008 rape and murder of a married mother of two young sons who called 911 and begged for help while tied up in her car after she was abducted.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
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Last month, Siri petitioned Kennedy to update the charter to include language on vaccine injuries.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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The quirky crime procedural starring Carrie Preston successfully petitioned the TV Academy about the reclassification earlier this year.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Community members are asked to bring their own bags.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this week, Swalwell's campaign told ABC News that Swalwell has not received any complaints and has not asked anyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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