as in to petition
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing
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Recent Examples of beg
As demand for assistance overwhelmed state unemployment trust funds, frantic local officials begged for federal action.
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Will Swaim, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
Children in the background could be heard crying and begging for the adults to stop fighting.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 May 2025
In the end, this story begs the question: How much is a fish worth?
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Like William Zabka back in the day, Knight nicely inhabits the unstoppable karate villain role, though the movie begs to spend a little more time with him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Will Swaim, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
Children in the background could be heard crying and begging for the adults to stop fighting.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 30 May 2025
In the end, this story begs the question: How much is a fish worth?
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Like William Zabka back in the day, Knight nicely inhabits the unstoppable karate villain role, though the movie begs to spend a little more time with him.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beg
Verb
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If a lot goes unused for seventy-five years, the cemetery can petition to reclaim it.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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After one of the last attempts before Dawn’s death, Erin petitioned the court to request that her mother be provided with psychiatric care.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The response from her daughter was electric, and people began to comment on the fun design and ask about her interest in ballet.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Later that evening, as his mother prays for the family’s future, they are visited by three mysterious kings on a journey to visit a newborn child.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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His news conference ended with about two dozen supporters praying over him.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Denver might need to lean on it this summer in a search for depth that Jokic himself has publicly implored.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
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Trump supporters, including former White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon and Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, have implored Trump to take his campaign against lawfare even further by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate any wrongdoing.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The quiet that followed Heiss’s departure had an almost beseeching quality, like a cat rubbing against Prima’s calves.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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That was most visible in 2008, when he was beseeched by corporate executives and the George W. Bush administration to help the global financial system from melting down.—
Michael J. de la Merced,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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“Beg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beg. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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