as in petitions
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 begs
This begs the question of who the agencies believe will step in to pony up $18 billion in new capital to fund the ongoing operations of the 100 gw of coal plants Sec.
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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The result is a four-seat, old-school Land Rover that begs to be taken off-road.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
That interaction begs a larger question of whether Markle really spends six days making homemade bread for her houseguests in a manner viewers are supposed to glean inspiration from to do, too — as evidenced by the cooking and crafting tutorials interspersed between guest interactions.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
For everyone else, Delta begs the question of what a genuinely new Metal Gear game could look like.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Julia hears someone coming, and Ellen begs Brian to meet her at the festival in Inverness before shoving him into the woods.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
However, that’s not the case for supporting categories, which begs the question — why?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
His preseason is, more than likely, done which begs the question.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The result is a four-seat, old-school Land Rover that begs to be taken off-road.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
That interaction begs a larger question of whether Markle really spends six days making homemade bread for her houseguests in a manner viewers are supposed to glean inspiration from to do, too — as evidenced by the cooking and crafting tutorials interspersed between guest interactions.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
For everyone else, Delta begs the question of what a genuinely new Metal Gear game could look like.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Julia hears someone coming, and Ellen begs Brian to meet her at the festival in Inverness before shoving him into the woods.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
However, that’s not the case for supporting categories, which begs the question — why?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
His preseason is, more than likely, done which begs the question.
—Geoffrey Knox, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begs
Verb
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Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their case, which is being argued by the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice, asks the court to force the Department of Health to follow the state code.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The former All-American running back implores his Longhorns faithful to represent during College Colors Day this upcoming Friday.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Colum implores Ellen to marry and be the eyes and ears of Castle Grant.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Is the demon in Annabelle the same Ram that the cult prays to?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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But despite winning a court judgment several years ago, Stroud is still owed almost half a million dollars and prays that his former friend ends up in prison some day.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Begs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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