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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begged off
took back
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Almost serendipitously, however, was a trip that AJ and Kristina took back home to Charlotte to visit AJ’s mother.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Four years earlier, Lawler, a former state assemblyman, was elected when Republicans took back control of the House.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Begged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begged%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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