as in petitions
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 begs
The phrase begs the listener to lean in a little and figure out the specifics.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Rachel begs Ian not to kill Arch.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Large French doors provide a warm welcome into the house, while an oversized front porch — that begs to be furnished with a bistro table and rocking chairs — encourages you to linger while enjoying your morning coffee or watching the sunset.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Most rumors so far point at January or February for those models, but the curious news from the Inno3D representative about the RTX 5090 begs the question why that particular card was singled out.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This begs the question…will Friday Night Lights eventually hit streaming too?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Those expectations were too high as the NDRC doesn’t have the ability to announce the fiscal stimulus bazooka, which kind of begs the question, why host it?
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
So this begs the question of, who was this blush made for?
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
Tom Roland, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
Rachel begs Ian not to kill Arch.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Large French doors provide a warm welcome into the house, while an oversized front porch — that begs to be furnished with a bistro table and rocking chairs — encourages you to linger while enjoying your morning coffee or watching the sunset.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Most rumors so far point at January or February for those models, but the curious news from the Inno3D representative about the RTX 5090 begs the question why that particular card was singled out.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
This begs the question…will Friday Night Lights eventually hit streaming too?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Those expectations were too high as the NDRC doesn’t have the ability to announce the fiscal stimulus bazooka, which kind of begs the question, why host it?
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
So this begs the question of, who was this blush made for?
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Begs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begs. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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