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begging

ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous


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"She was begging for help," Clancy's former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, said of a woman she described as a "very nurturing, very loving" mother.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Sailors have reported being fed “rotten” food or barely being fed at all, and desperate family members have been begging the Navy for relief.

From Salon Aug. 17, 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

The Rams are not begging, but with training camp opening Saturday at Loyola Marymount, they’re miles past hinting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

“Sunridge is something I need to do for me,” I say it again, and I hate that it sounds like I’m begging.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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