cadged

verb

past tense of cadge
as in requested
to persuade someone to give you (something) for free He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadged
  1. requested
  2. begged
  3. coerced
  4. asked
  5. demanded
  6. required
  7. conjured
Verb
  • King Charles formally requested that Burnham form a new administration, and Burnham accepted.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The decision to introduce women’s pieces came in part from demand from Asian customers who requested the category.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • Odysseus, still under disguise, begged for food from the suitors at dinner that night.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • At one point, Guinness begged director George Lucas to kill off Obi-Wan.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
Definition of begged
Verb
  • Enterprises that route requests between multiple models can be coerced into selecting the weakest route.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The study was later shut down after an internal review confirmed that patients were coerced into participating.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • Before Jagger’s trip to South Florida, the lifelong Arsenal fan was asked by UK’s The Sun about his country’s chances against Norway, led by team captain Erling Haaland.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Five of the 11 questions reporters asked Spieth that night centered around handling a lead.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of asked
Verb
  • The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • The senator demanded that Congress approve any deal with the country.
    — Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of demanded
Verb
  • Advancements in technology have historically required some type of privacy tradeoff, like giving apps access to your location for more accurate recommendations.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Argentina, by contrast, have twice required extra time to progress and their other two knockout games involved comeback wins with last-minute goals.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of required
Verb
  • But the focus was the music itself on Friday, and the ragtag roster of artists that fully conjured it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The punishment conjured up the prospect of a candidate hoping to lead France stumping for votes with an electronic tag on her ankle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of conjured
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