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
In a rare appearance on C-SPAN on Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson heard from one military mom who begged him to bring the House back to session to pass a standalone bill to provide military troops pay during the government shutdown.
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Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The situation worsened and the friends begged Thomas to use his KPop Demon Hunters knowledge to help them.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Combs begged the judge for a light sentence so that he could be reunited with his family.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The conversation begged all manner of questions.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
As gunfire erupted, her sister begged her to stay inside the vehicle, but Robleto stepped out, trying to understand what was happening.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lishay Lava-Mira begged for her husband Omri to come home.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Lauren Peller, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The situation worsened and the friends begged Thomas to use his KPop Demon Hunters knowledge to help them.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Combs begged the judge for a light sentence so that he could be reunited with his family.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The conversation begged all manner of questions.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
As gunfire erupted, her sister begged her to stay inside the vehicle, but Robleto stepped out, trying to understand what was happening.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Lishay Lava-Mira begged for her husband Omri to come home.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
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The Falcons’ interpretation has yielded conflicting decisions from a workers’ compensation judge and the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and the team has petitioned the Court of Appeal for California to review the matter.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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No Azure for Apartheid The group has been asking Microsoft to listen to the more than 1,500 employees who petitioned the company to endorse a ceasefire.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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What To Know While speaking with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Friday, Mamdani was asked about his conversation with the state's attorney general.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The commenter asked her to reflect on whether the timing and price of the ring should really matter.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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