Thesaurus results for CADGED

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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School District 57 in Mount Prospect requested $20 million and got back just shy of $6 million.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Justice Department had sought no fewer than 80 years in prison, while Alsheikh requested five years, citing his age and his chronic medical conditions.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of requested

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Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of begged

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By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of coerced

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Jones downplayed the significance of Hamilton's familiarity with Kennesaw State's coaching staff when asked on Tuesday.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The costs of keeping the plant going have recently become clear – as has who might be asked to foot the bill.

— Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of asked

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For measles, populations need vaccination rates of 95 percent or higher to achieve herd immunity—the level of protection required to prevent disease spread.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
Visiting Mompox required AmaWaterways to build a new docking bridge, but other towns are more difficult to access.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of required

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Chinese exhibits in Geneva conjured up AI as giant robots guarding futuristic Chinese cityscapes.

— Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Certainly, the greatest image of sophistication ever conjured is Raphael’s 1514 portrait, now in the Louvre, of Baldassare Castiglione, who gave the ideal its name.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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