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
Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.
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CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Zayn, then, begged for Rhodes’ honesty.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The nation’s most famous players have begged fans not to do it.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
The kids had practically begged him to do it.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Louis begged Lestat to turn a dying, human Claudia into a vampire, and the two then adopted her as a sort of daughter.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
The real win was learning how to be a different version of myself — one who could commit fully and keep going even when my body (and mind) begged me to stop.
—Kristy Ellmer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
As Karen Spencer begged for the attack to stop, her head was slammed against a concrete wall and Dusty Spencer threatened the teenager with a knife.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Zayn, then, begged for Rhodes’ honesty.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The nation’s most famous players have begged fans not to do it.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Following the settlement, McAfee wrote to Martin to apologize, but also begged her to move on.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
The kids had practically begged him to do it.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Louis begged Lestat to turn a dying, human Claudia into a vampire, and the two then adopted her as a sort of daughter.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
The real win was learning how to be a different version of myself — one who could commit fully and keep going even when my body (and mind) begged me to stop.
—Kristy Ellmer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
As Karen Spencer begged for the attack to stop, her head was slammed against a concrete wall and Dusty Spencer threatened the teenager with a knife.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
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Paramount has petitioned the FCC to sign off on the foreign investment, as any foreign ownership stake above 25% requires agency approval.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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North Dakota State petitioned the NCAA and a determination had yet to be made as of the date of this post.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Allegheny County police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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She was asked to join because of her extensive research and writing about the structure of indigent defense.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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