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
At first, police arrested the driver, but his wife begged Yolanda not to press charges.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Yusuf Zawara, covered in blood, begged for his son, Mohammad, to wake up.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button, the lawsuit alleges, and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene, but no one came.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
According to the prosecution’s filing, Busfield had begged the family not to report him to police and promised to get therapy.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
At the time, Busfield begged the family not to report the incident to law enforcement and promising to participate in psychotherapy, according to the motion.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Stern, who all but begged Jordan to play at least one more season to help repair the public relations damage caused by the labor dispute that shortened the season, thanked Jordan for a spectacular career that boosted the popularity of the league worldwide.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Aamir Tinwala, a middle-schooler living through pandemic isolation, begged his parents for a pet.
—Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Liv Morgan begged for a tag, but she was outfoxed by a blind tag from Rhea Ripley.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Yusuf Zawara, covered in blood, begged for his son, Mohammad, to wake up.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
During the attack, Yates repeatedly pressed the cell’s emergency call button, the lawsuit alleges, and begged deputies over the intercom to intervene, but no one came.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
According to the prosecution’s filing, Busfield had begged the family not to report him to police and promised to get therapy.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
At the time, Busfield begged the family not to report the incident to law enforcement and promising to participate in psychotherapy, according to the motion.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Stern, who all but begged Jordan to play at least one more season to help repair the public relations damage caused by the labor dispute that shortened the season, thanked Jordan for a spectacular career that boosted the popularity of the league worldwide.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Aamir Tinwala, a middle-schooler living through pandemic isolation, begged his parents for a pet.
—Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged
Verb
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Five human rights groups have petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to remove the ban.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department later petitioned a federal appeals court to compel the magistrate judge to issue additional arrest warrants, including one for Lemon, but that request was denied, the outlet reported.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, to check whether this method was trustworthy, the scientists asked the model to reconstruct past solar cycles.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former President Bill Clinton also appeared in the files, including when Epstein was asked about him in a 2016 deposition.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Begged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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