Thesaurus results for CADGES

cadges

verb

present tense third-person singular of cadge

as in requests

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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The complaint additionally requests that minors whose data has been collected by OpenAI should be financially compensated in return.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Seung-woon requests Pi-o and Jeong-yo visit his hospital bedside.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of requests

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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of coerces

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When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The actress is an enormously entertaining presence, and the premise practically begs for an explosive music video finale.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of begs

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The lawsuit names three senior officials and five officers and asks whether video or audio from the birth was ever saved or viewed.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Still, when an account suddenly asks you to spend money or connect something valuable, a few extra checks can save you from a painful mistake.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of asks

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Huppert entreats her to help locate this potentially deadly ancient tome, and assist in furnishing an all-out vampire gala in the process (replete, again, with dazzling looks).

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
Felder entreats us to reject both optimism and cynicism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of entreats

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Meanwhile, an oil portrait of a sailor conjures his time in the Navy.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
With its affinities for isolation and, at times, imposing scale, Land art conjures archaeology and the geological sublime—vast expanses of space and time.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of conjures

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Over-harvesting the donor area to achieve maximum density on day one can leave nothing for the repair that later progression demands.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
That kind of money demands expansion, but the familiar Silicon Valley strategy of moving fast and breaking things is not an option when the things in question are cars.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of demands

Verb

Harnessing that opportunity requires both the resources to teach CPR effectively and the policies to ensure every student has the chance to learn it.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Any plan for red-light traffic cameras requires engineering and location approval from DOT officials.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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