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
According to Panettiere, her mother instantly begged for forgiveness and tried to have the charges dropped, but to no avail.
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Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
The customer also said that Santos begged her not to press charges.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The crowd begged him to come out, tip his cap, take their adulation.
—Paul Hardart, Fortune, 9 May 2026
At BookCon, readers begged and pleaded to make it off the standby line into a panel featuring Dinniman and the series’ audiobook narrator, Jeff Hays.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Several visiting unaffiliated curators, who would not go on the record for this story with quotes, begged for more cohesion.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
This man who had overseen the protection of national artworks from the advancing German army—this man wept like a child on the floor and begged his mistress not to abandon him.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The zoo’s management wanted to put Ziggy down, but Lewis begged that the sentence be commuted to life imprisonment, indoors.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns tossed Punk from the announce table onto the ground as the referee begged for both competitors to get back into the ring.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 May 2026
The customer also said that Santos begged her not to press charges.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The crowd begged him to come out, tip his cap, take their adulation.
—Paul Hardart, Fortune, 9 May 2026
At BookCon, readers begged and pleaded to make it off the standby line into a panel featuring Dinniman and the series’ audiobook narrator, Jeff Hays.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Several visiting unaffiliated curators, who would not go on the record for this story with quotes, begged for more cohesion.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
This man who had overseen the protection of national artworks from the advancing German army—this man wept like a child on the floor and begged his mistress not to abandon him.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The zoo’s management wanted to put Ziggy down, but Lewis begged that the sentence be commuted to life imprisonment, indoors.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns tossed Punk from the announce table onto the ground as the referee begged for both competitors to get back into the ring.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
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Parishoners there had petitioned the diocese for a Spanish-language Mass, and Doub — who had previously ministered in Mexico and later left the priesthood — was appointed to do that at Most Holy Trinity.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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According to The Hill, more than 140 Democrats in April petitioned Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to restore the original bipartisan bill but were unsuccessful in their efforts.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Mallory Menacker asked, referencing the 1992 movie in which a bunch of misfit kids go from hockey novices to improbable winners.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Castle Rock Water also asked the council to consider an ordinance that would temporarily ban HOAs and metro districts from issuing violations for brown grass during droughts.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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