freeloaded

Definition of freeloadednext
past tense of freeload
as in begged
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out

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begged
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  • Curry’s passenger begged officers to help Curry but Billups-Taylor blithely dismissed this concern, stating that Curry was acting, court documents state.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In an embarrassingly amateurish political stunt, Bianco blew the president a kiss and all but begged for an endorsement by seizing 650,000 ballots from last November’s election to determine whether they were fraudulently counted.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Freeloaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeloaded. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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