importuned

verb

past tense of importune
as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she was always importuning people for favors, even when she had no right to ask

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  1. begged
  2. petitioned
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  • Yet, the same people who begged for this opportunity for years suddenly want to police the moment.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Up to this point, Ruthye has begged Supergirl to help her exact revenge on Krem, which the heroine has refused, so the alignment of their goals ends up a convenient happenstance.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of begged
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  • On April 9, staff had formally petitioned the warehouse manager to form a union under Teamsters Local 970.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • On the heels of Balogun’s reinstatement, France petitioned FIFA to rescind Michael Olise’s yellow card against Paraguay.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of petitioned
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“Importuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importuned. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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