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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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
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Her mother requested ketamine treatment, explaining that infusions of the drug had helped Maya in the past; hospital staff reported Beata to the Department of Children and Families, and she was accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, McGarva begged California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot to step in.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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During that time, students trapped inside called 911 and begged for help, investigators found.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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He was coerced into opening a black safe that contained about $400 in cash, and a gold necklace, gold bracelet and gold ring were taken off his body.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
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However, both Maher and his third wife Heidi have since claimed that Maher's confession was coerced.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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He was asked to be the signal-caller, and that responsibility seemed to hinder his ability to read and react.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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At just 18 months old, he was cast as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, after the filmmaker asked the Frouds, who were already working on the film, if their infant could step into the role.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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What lies ahead For decades, ACIP recommended changes to the childhood schedule only when new evidence or clear shifts in disease risk demanded it.—
Jake Scott,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, Britain’s top technology official demanded that Musk’s social media platform X take urgent action while a Polish lawmaker cited it as a reason to enact digital safety laws.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Emulating that has previously required a ton of detective work and a hodgepodge of products, but that changed with the 2025 launch of Stewart’s skin care brand Elm Biosciences and its inaugural A30 Elemental Serum.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was freed on a $500,000 bond but was required to report to jail every weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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But the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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In June 2025, the installation September and the Lions at ChertLüdde in Berlin conjured the environment surrounding the Löwenbrücke, or Lions’ Bridge, in the Tiergarten.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Cadged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadged. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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