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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged off
took back
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When Tarasenko scored just 68 seconds into the middle frame, then Buffalo took back-to-back penalties, the Wild were in complete control and looking for a three-goal lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2026 -
Offense coming from defense With a goal on Monday, his seventh, Jacob Trouba took back the Ducks’ lead among defensemen.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Begged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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