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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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  • Officers tried to move him to another cell, but the other men begged them not to, saying his song and prayer put their minds at ease.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • During a bizarre San Diego break-in, a golden retriever who lives at the home begged the prowler to play.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of begged
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  • African Americans petitioned for freedom in the northern states, with varying success.
    — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Mullens was one of three female swimmers who formally petitioned the Virginia State Board of Health to enact the regulation, along with Hungarian Olympian Réka György and former Roanoke teammate Carter Satterfield.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitioned
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“Importuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importuned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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