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
Naturally, that begs the question: Was this latest quarter a return to the leadership role that investors have come to know and expect of tech stocks?
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Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Some hung out of windows, begging to be rescued, Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
This particular category just begs to be expanded to eight nominees, just as the TV Academy did with Drama and Comedy series.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 July 2025
When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Some hung out of windows, begging to be rescued, Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
This particular category just begs to be expanded to eight nominees, just as the TV Academy did with Drama and Comedy series.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 July 2025
When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beg
Verb
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As part of the post-trial proceedings in 2018 involving Geyser, Judge Michael O. Bohren issued a four-decade commitment order for treatment, though that order allowed Geyser to petition every six months for conditional release.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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After the American Revolution, some widows of soldiers who wanted to petition for their late husbands’ pensions submitted samplers as evidence of their family history.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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You’re asked to enroll your Wi-Fi smart thermostat in a bring-your-own-thermostat program.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The corporation has asked producer Banijay U.K. to take action to address these issues as a priority.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Ann Lee’s followers deemed her the female Jesus Christ, and her worshippers prayed through song and dance, hence the music-centric genre for the historical feature.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 July 2025
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Over the two decades that Al-Waleed was in a coma, his father opted to keep him on life support and often shared social media footage of himself and other family members praying for his son's recovery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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Residents implored and pleaded with the board to listen to their concerns.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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Still, hundreds of Chesapeake residents implored local leaders by email and in person to deny the proposal.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 July 2025
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And almost certainly because Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson beseeched him to recognize the network’s value and offered to come onboard as creative advisors.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 July 2025
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Kent called 911 a second time to inform the police that his son was mentally ill and beseeched them to use less-than-lethal weapons in apprehending him.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Beg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beg. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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