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 post on the Medina, Ohio News and Street Talk page on Facebook, the mom begged for help.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Extreme and specific in its intent, the 458 Speciale begged the question as to whether most drivers could avail themselves of its capabilities.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
By winter, as conditions worsened, Wasefi’s family and friends begged him to leave.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Finch begged for Conley to be more aggressive at various points last season, but the point guard never grabbed the reins with aggression.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
And people have begged for a patio and full bar.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Combs begged the judge for a light sentence so that he could be reunited with his family.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Extreme and specific in its intent, the 458 Speciale begged the question as to whether most drivers could avail themselves of its capabilities.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
By winter, as conditions worsened, Wasefi’s family and friends begged him to leave.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Finch begged for Conley to be more aggressive at various points last season, but the point guard never grabbed the reins with aggression.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
And people have begged for a patio and full bar.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Combs begged the judge for a light sentence so that he could be reunited with his family.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
Verb
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After the company unsuccessfully petitioned the Marion County Court to force the matter into arbitration, a judge deemed the noncompete clause unenforceable under Indiana law in September.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of that vote, Marsh had petitioned the Executive Board to support his appeal to the ZBA.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Bucks did exactly what Antetokounmpo asked, playing the Warriors tough all night and eventually pulling out a win behind a career-high 32 points from Ryan Rollins.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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