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freeloaded

verb

past tense of freeload

as in begged

to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out

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The partners begged their supplier for more materials on credit and began furiously creating frames, ending up with $300 in profit.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Odysseus, still under disguise, begged for food from the suitors at dinner that night.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

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