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
Two months and two playoff series later, the series every basketball fan begged for is finally here.
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Scott Phillips, New York Times, 19 May 2026
According to Panettiere, her mother instantly begged for forgiveness and tried to have the charges dropped, but to no avail.
—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
Scott Phillips, New York Times, 19 May 2026
According to Panettiere, her mother instantly begged for forgiveness and tried to have the charges dropped, but to no avail.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
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The backstory The story begins with notorious playboy Huntington Hartford II, heir to the A&P empire, who set out to develop his own resort for the jet-setting elite on what was then known as Hog Island—Hartford successfully petitioned the Bahamian government to change its name.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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This came at an emergency custody hearing after her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, petitioned the court to remove his youngest daughter from her mother's residence and grant him custody.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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When asked about her challenging Qualls in a primary, her campaign declined to comment Saturday.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Those with information are asked to contact the department’s homicide unit at 510-981-5741.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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