as in insistent
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as in pleading
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as in petitioning
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 begging
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Anticipating the precipitous drop in his army’s enrollment at the beginning of the new year, Washington had engaged in a furious letter-writing campaign in the fall of 1776 begging for more troops and supplies.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
Umpteen chances went begging long before Rovers managed to make their first and only on-target effort of the afternoon count.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
As the Coast Guard sped toward the cruise ship, Pam was still on the phone with the Norwegian employee in Miami, begging her to tell the ship to wait.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
But then the women were really begging for a collection, too.
—Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
The troubling abuse came to light not from online followers, but only after Franke's 12-year-old son escaped through a window at Hildebrandt's home in southern Utah and ran to a neighbor's house begging for food and water.
—Stephanie Fasano, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
How long have Lifetime and Hallmark been begging you to make one?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Anticipating the precipitous drop in his army’s enrollment at the beginning of the new year, Washington had engaged in a furious letter-writing campaign in the fall of 1776 begging for more troops and supplies.
—John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 27 Dec. 2024
Umpteen chances went begging long before Rovers managed to make their first and only on-target effort of the afternoon count.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
As the Coast Guard sped toward the cruise ship, Pam was still on the phone with the Norwegian employee in Miami, begging her to tell the ship to wait.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
But then the women were really begging for a collection, too.
—Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
The troubling abuse came to light not from online followers, but only after Franke's 12-year-old son escaped through a window at Hildebrandt's home in southern Utah and ran to a neighbor's house begging for food and water.
—Stephanie Fasano, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
How long have Lifetime and Hallmark been begging you to make one?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begging
Adjective
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The space between each joke section becomes a palpable downshift into Wood’s more serious mode, with each of them insistent on returning to the same thought.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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An insistent focus on pointing out misinformation may even inflate the scale of the problem—to the benefit of what the writer Joseph Bernstein has labelled Big Disinfo, and to the detriment of a publication’s appeal to uncommitted readers.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After years of fan pleading, WWE has finally introduced mid-card titles for the women's division.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
15 Dec. 2024
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After three years of pleading and dozens upon dozens of likes from fans on X, Facebook and other social media sites, Tridentine Brewing is finally selling its brews commercially.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
Verb
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This comes on the heels of an attorney for the brothers petitioning to move the case from the DA's office to the California Attorney General's Office, claiming a conflict of interest between Hochman and Kathleen Cady, whom Hoch just appointed director of the department's Bureau of Victim Services.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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That likely means fewer conservation funding dollars, fewer PF members, and fewer folks willing to write their senator petitioning for upland habitat conservation and bird hunting access.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The persistent decline in China’s 10-year government bond yield — to record lows around 1.58% this month— prompted the People’s Bank of China on Jan. 10 to stop its government bond purchases .—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Interest rates and the overall investment climate The persistent elevation of interest rates has reshaped the investment landscape, forcing companies to rethink growth strategies over the past years.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Though there's been a Change.org petition to bring them back since 2017, McDonald's hasn't answered the call.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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This decision comes almost three years after health groups and activists filed a petition to end the use of Red 3, also known as erythrosine, due to its link to cancer and behavioral problems among children.—
Sydney Wingfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The new series of the British crime drama opens with a disturbing mystery, when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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Consider routinely walking up to your staff’s desks and openly asking if there is anything your team could do better.—
Phillimon Zongo,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The lawsuit not only targets Robinson’s six travel mates, but also alleges that the FBI did not thoroughly investigate her death and denied the family attorney’s request for records related to the agency’s investigation into the matter.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Newsom’s office and OES did not respond to questions and a request for comment by deadline.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The case was dismissed after the judge learned that the prosecution had failed to turn over key evidence; Baldwin was officially cleared in December when the special prosecutor withdrew her appeal of that dismissal.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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In times of intensifying economic inequality, when many of the jobs on offer are precarious, underpaid, and spiritually deadening, the prospect of becoming your own boss holds a lot of appeal.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Begging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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