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
  • In proceedings earlier this month, Faxon requested that the state grant the man access to internal documents which state officials maintained were confidential and not subject to disclosure.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In nearly a third of petitions, beneficiaries requested a detailed accounting of the trust’s finances, which Horton said reflects beneficiaries who suspected their trustees were mismanaging funds or ripping them off.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of requested
Verb
  • His life trajectory changed when one client, a woman in her 50s, tired of staring at the stark white demarcation line every three weeks, begged him to take her gray.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.
    — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of begged
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Clancy's attorneys have asked the judge to dismiss the criminal case.
    — MICHAEL CASEY, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Residents in the area are also being asked not to leave pet food outdoors or approach the animal to take photos.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of asked
Verb
  • Lee has demanded a review of the execution procedures and indefinitely postponed Pike's execution and another that had been scheduled for this year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of demanded
Verb
  • There’s not a lot of action, but heavy action is not required.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During a recent voice receptionist deployment across numerous dental practices in the same group, each location required different call routing, ring times, after-hours escalation and training.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of required
Verb
  • Skirts, tops and what looked like earrings made of layers of circle-cut chiffon, and light as air sheer jacketing suggested Anderson was looking to define his version of romance, a mood the French house has long-conjured during its history.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Herno Fashion got a little more experimental — and sensual — at Herno for spring, with a range of shimmering and liquid-looking textures that conjured a sophisticated and glamorous feel.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of conjured
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“Cadged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadged. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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