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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Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance representative Sonia Alleyne reported a pledge of 1,100 affordable mortgages in Boston and requested another 1,500 outside Boston over five years.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
The statement noted that the hospital neither requested nor authorized federal agents to restrict the ambulance entrance.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of requested

Verb

Knouse alleged it was coerced and that Sabatini created an inappropriate workplace dynamic.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
But if one spouse was coerced into participating or the arbitrator exceeded the authority the couple had agreed to give them, a court could set the decision aside.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of coerced

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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK UP, the Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Detroit Rewards TV.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
One of the North Texans, Pamelia Stanford, was to the point when asked about Talarico’s lead in Tarrant County.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of asked

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The first demanded Bitcoin for Nancy’s safe return; the second note did not demand money but stated that Nancy died shortly after her abduction.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026
Hackers targeted him, identified him on social media, obtained nudes from his device, and demanded money not to leak them.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of demanded

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Gallop uses this information to learn the movements and handling techniques required for the job.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Over 180 inductees, who are required to live in California for at least five years, have been recognized over the last 20 years.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

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