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
Aamir Tinwala, a middle-schooler living through pandemic isolation, begged his parents for a pet.
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Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
As a kid in Rochester, New York, Kane begged his parents for a dollar to play.
—Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
Their families begged the government to pay ransom.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
On their way home last month, the teens begged to stop for snacks with a girl on their team, Gary Reid said.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
His oldest son, 5-year-old Liam, dribbled a basketball around his siblings and begged his mother to play the part of the actual hoop.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
When a deputy later walked by during a safety check, Lines unsuccessfully begged him to stop.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
During that time, students trapped inside called 911 and begged for help, investigators found.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
As a kid in Rochester, New York, Kane begged his parents for a dollar to play.
—Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
Their families begged the government to pay ransom.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
On their way home last month, the teens begged to stop for snacks with a girl on their team, Gary Reid said.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
His oldest son, 5-year-old Liam, dribbled a basketball around his siblings and begged his mother to play the part of the actual hoop.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
When a deputy later walked by during a safety check, Lines unsuccessfully begged him to stop.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
During that time, students trapped inside called 911 and begged for help, investigators found.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
Verb
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Attorney Brian Steele, who represents the rapper, had petitioned the court with the argument that the state did not hold a civil forfeiture hearing within the 60-day time limit.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Placer family court records show Dupree’s former fiancee in December 2021 petitioned and received a domestic violence restraining order against the former police officer.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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He was asked to be the signal-caller, and that responsibility seemed to hinder his ability to read and react.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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At just 18 months old, he was cast as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, after the filmmaker asked the Frouds, who were already working on the film, if their infant could step into the role.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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