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beg for mercy

VERB

grovel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beseech fawn

STRONG

beg blandish bootlick brown-nose court cower crawl creep cringe crouch flatter humor implore kneel kowtow pamper prostrate revere snivel soft-soap stoop truckle wheedle

WEAK

apple-polish bow and scrape butter up cater to eat crow eat dirt eat humble pie fall all over humble oneself kiss one's feet make much of make up to play up to suck up to

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

boast

Example Sentences

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But if all else fails, beg for mercy.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

“I beg for mercy to accept my repentance and allow me to right the wrongs,” Goldstein told the judge at his sentencing, the San Diego Union-Tribne reported.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022

After reading this ruthless satire of their behavior, they probably can’t sue for slander, but they might want to beg for mercy.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2021

You can also beg for mercy at the gate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2019

He was brave, and he was strong, and the cuts did not make him beg for mercy, and he showed no fear behind his black mask.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

beg for mercy

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