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begging

ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous


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I burst into Columbia University’s health center begging to see a doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Vantara's first animal, in 2009, was Gauri, an Asian elephant used for begging in Rajasthan whose condition was "very bad", keeper Kailash Nayak said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Goodburn, 25, cried while looking down the camera, saying he was "on my knees begging" for help to ease the "unbearable suffering" of patients and their families.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

She’s an interloper among established thespians, a woman in her late 50s who has only just begun listening to the little voice inside her, the one begging her to step outside her comfort zone.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

And I remember thinking this is what it’s like to be the one begging.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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