begs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of beg off
as in takes back

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  1. takes back
  2. recalls
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  • Even as Mother Nature takes back what industry once made, visitors can still get close to a time that was.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Missing a payment doesn’t immediately trigger foreclosure (when a lender takes back the property and sells it to recover what’s owed).
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes back
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  • Still, the track eventually collides into a seasick wall of distortion that recalls lovesliescrushing’s weightless takes on shoegaze as Pitchkites sings of unmet expectations and self pity.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Dowling recalls a 2016 executive training where Bhusri stressed that happy employees translate to happy customers.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Begs off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begs%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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