cadging

verb

Definition of cadgingnext
present participle of cadge
as in requesting
to persuade someone to give you (something) for free He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadging
  1. requesting
  2. begging
  3. coercing
  4. asking
  5. demanding
  6. requiring
  7. conjuring
Verb
  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The court allowed Ruiz to be released from the Nashua Street Jail on bail, despite an immigration detainer requesting ICE be notified of his release.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of requesting
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
Definition of begging
Verb
  • That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
    Alistair Smout, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of coercing
Verb
  • The key to staying relevant is to start asking questions and preparing for the future now.
    Nirmal Chhabria, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of asking
Verb
  • The Allies have won the war, by Eisenhower’s demanding standard of success.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets around Syria including in the capital Damascus demanding protection for religious minorities following the Christmas tree burning, which took place in the city of Hama around 200 km north of Damascus last night.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • California's Regulatory Actions California revised its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets, now requiring that 60% of electricity be generated from renewable sources by 2030, as a step towards its 2045 goal of 100% clean energy.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In Florida, Our Children’s Trust brought its latest case because there still are provisions in the law requiring state agencies to prioritize renewable energy, Rodgers said.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • That meant seeking out Reynolds for an explanation that remains my favourite quote of 2024, not least for conjuring the image of Wrexham’s goalscorer extraordinaire in The Tempest.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Eggers, who makes movies where nobody seems terribly happy to be alive, and who generally looks like a drummer for a death-metal band, is exceptionally good at conjuring a counterintuitive coziness.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of conjuring
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