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Recent Examples of Synonyms for begging off
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People were crying off-camera a lot.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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But with the Lightning taking back home-ice advantage with this win and the series shifting back to Tampa, where Cooper will have full control of the matchup, the task becomes that much more difficult for the Suzuki line.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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An opposition party taking back control of the government would likely see the abandonment of a warming of relations with Israel and the West more broadly.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Begging off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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