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Verb
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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025 -
Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
4 Dec. 2023
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Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Each room and common area feels like a treasure box; there’s hardly an inch of space that doesn’t beg you to stop, snap a photo, and admire the artistic composition.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Academy is forcing me to beg political people to screen and select my film.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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The event is meant to pray for America and help continue Kirk’s work to bring revival the county’s youth, accordinf to the event page.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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What To Know In a video posted on X on September 14, Pratt invited viewers to pray.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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For stubborn stains, gently scrub with a soft brush or sponge before washing.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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These disposable melamine sponges work well for cleaning a variety of items, but they shouldn't be used on everything.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2025
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His late driving finish in the semi-final second leg seemed destined to send them into the final, only for Inter to conjure an even later sucker punch.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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From escaping regressive tax models to de-commodifying the arts to rethinking human relations after first contact with intelligent alien life, the contributors envision what is needed to conjure this future.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just keep imploring the AI until the code becomes pristine.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who watched Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs could not have missed the latter’s head coach, Andy Reid, imploring the officiating crew to throw a flag on the Eagles’ vaunted Tush Push.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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McKellen beseeched the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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The director, who wore mismatched socks onstage, beseeched his audience to ask him anything.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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