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begging

ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous


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On a trip to Cape Cod last summer, one of my friends made our group pickle lemonade—we’re all begging her to make it again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“We’re urging, we’re begging, we’re pleading to send more resources,” Jurado said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

"I'm asking you, begging you, to do the right thing now," she said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Zoya Malkova and two of her friends visited the local military recruitment officer at least three times, begging him to assign them to combat duty.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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