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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged off
took back
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Sweden took back the lead in the fourth end of the mixed doubles curling final, scoring a point to pull ahead 3-2 in a close match.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026 -
That was the Year Zero moment, the sudden rupture when the Lewis family took back control of the club.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Begged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged%20off. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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