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
Obama stuck with health reform when most of his advisors—and, six months into the battle, most of his party—begged him to fold.
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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
Mayor Brandon Johnson surely is looking from afar with envy, having begged Springfield for three years with no success to pass such taxes.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Oprah begged me to talk to her.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Someone rushed off and begged Sava to love them back.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Casino operators and tourism officials have traveled North to reassure Canadian leaders, Las Vegas’ mayor publicly begged them to return last year and Las Vegas’ tourism bureau is stepping up advertising in major Canadian markets.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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
Mayor Brandon Johnson surely is looking from afar with envy, having begged Springfield for three years with no success to pass such taxes.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Oprah begged me to talk to her.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Someone rushed off and begged Sava to love them back.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Casino operators and tourism officials have traveled North to reassure Canadian leaders, Las Vegas’ mayor publicly begged them to return last year and Las Vegas’ tourism bureau is stepping up advertising in major Canadian markets.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
Verb
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By 1838, Prudhomme was dead, and his daughter petitioned to divide the estate.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Beall property was at one time in Fort Worth’s ETJ, but Beall petitioned the city to relinquish it.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Anyone who knows more was asked to contact West Traffic Division detectives at (213) 473-0234.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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During the conversation, Kennedy was asked to offer advice to parents.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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