as in to beg
to persuade someone to give you (something) for free
He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.
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Recent Examples of cadge
Staying would have meant having to cadge lodging from friends.
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
One weekend, a colleague cadged a Chrysler minivan.
—Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
Sakuzo wanders — begging for change, cadging meals, working to conquer his homesickness and self-hatred — are every bit as Angeleno as Chandler’s and West’s.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
At a more than two-hour sentencing hearing before Chief U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Providence Tuesday, prosecutors and victims described the litany of Cavanaugh’s schemes, from bilking charities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to cadging beers at a local bar.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
One weekend, a colleague cadged a Chrysler minivan.
—Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
Sakuzo wanders — begging for change, cadging meals, working to conquer his homesickness and self-hatred — are every bit as Angeleno as Chandler’s and West’s.
—Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
At a more than two-hour sentencing hearing before Chief U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Providence Tuesday, prosecutors and victims described the litany of Cavanaugh’s schemes, from bilking charities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to cadging beers at a local bar.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadge
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When all 16 of her campers and her co-counselors were safely accounted for at the pavilion, Ainslie heard campers from another cabin — one that housed some of the camp’s youngest children — begging for help.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Read on for our roundup of gallery wall ideas in living rooms, bedrooms, and entryways to turn an empty wall begging for a makeover into a memorable design statement.—
Maria Sabella,
Architectural Digest,
11 July 2025
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Witnesses testified about whether the original detective and prosecutor in his case had coerced them into testifying against Bell at his 1995 trial.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The school board responded that the materials did no more than expose the children to new ideas, and that in any case nobody was being coerced.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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Personnel requested ground and air ambulances, and began performing life-saving measures.—
Theresa Clift
July 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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In July 2022, Citizens’ Board of Governors approved allowing the company to modify its policies with a rider that gave Citizens or its policyholders the right to request arbitration by DOAH.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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You’re asked to enroll your Wi-Fi smart thermostat in a bring-your-own-thermostat program.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The department published a serious note to its Facebook page early Monday after the Free Press asked about it.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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That story isn’t about the nurse so much as the patients who saw their excruciating pain systematically ignored, and Burton conveys them as a kind of Greek chorus, individual voices cycling in and out to conjure a sense of collective experience.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 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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Suleman also opened up about her financial insecurity in the early 2010s and how the media painted her to be mooching off the government.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Mar. 2025
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Healthy hair requires more than just a regular trim and minimizing heat damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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For another brilliant terrace experience, the Renzo Piano designed Nemo Science Museum has a new open green, sustainable rooftop open to the public that doesn’t require entrance to the museum.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As regulation tightens and stakeholders demand greater transparency, the investment thesis for decarbonizing real estate assets has sharpened.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Advertisement Hamas, meanwhile, has vowed not to disband and is demanding a full withdrawal of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) from Gaza.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 July 2025
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“Cadge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadge. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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