as in requests
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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Kinso detects when someone requests or needs something and automatically proposes connectors within the user’s network, even drafting introductions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The family requests that donations may be made in his honor to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International or The Saban Clinic.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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While China often threatens and coerces other countries, such as in disputes with South Korea and Australia, its actions are often triggered by events that China feels directly threaten its core interests.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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This ceramic cookie jar shaped like a Christmas tree or gingerbread house instantly transports us back to Grandma’s house around the holidays, with colorful, nostalgic charm that just begs to sit on your countertop.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Martin’s limited series — which begs for a second season — highlights why coercion and control are typically ineffective remedies for adolescent rebellion.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shannon asks, cool as the proverbial cucumber.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Julia, getting exasperated, asks if Adriana has checked in on her children, which is probably a much bigger thing than Adriana’s languishing music career.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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From the best-selling (and often sold-out) skeleton earrings and Wicked-esque hoops to an enamel bracelet that conjures memories of Beetlejuice, there’s an accessory for every kind of Halloween celebrator.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Under Porra’s direction and through Sebastián Cabrera’s painterly cinematography, the film conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tonight demands something different.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Energy demands around the world are rising, and with the increasing impacts of climate change and the declining efficiency of existing infrastructure, the situation is likely to worsen.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The White House official also said that under the preliminary deal — which still requires Chinese officials to sign off on a framework agreement — the United States will not take equity stake in the new venture or have representation on the controlling committee.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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For a daily practitioner like Tweedy, songwriting might be the same kind of gesture, a symbolic commitment that requires a lot of hard work to mean something.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tom wakes alone, prays, struggles through a tedious day, and drinks too much vodka out of a Phillies plastic cup.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … 'THEIR WHOLE WORLD' – Demi Tebow, Tim Tebow's wife, prays for Charlie Kirk's wife and children.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cadges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadges. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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