begging off

verb

present participle of beg off
as in crying off

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  1. crying off
  2. taking back
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  • In the clip, Paul threw a metal chair that appeared to hit her child, who was heard crying off camera.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • People were crying off-camera a lot.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of crying off
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  • Democrats won big in Tuesday’s midterms, not only taking back the House of Representatives and Senate by overwhelming margins, but rebuking Republican candidates down the entire ticket in deep-red states like Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Republicans currently control the Senate but there are a number of toss-up races giving Democrats a path to taking back the chamber.
    — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking back
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“Begging off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging%20off. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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