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freeloaded

verb

past tense of freeload

as in begged

to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out

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Another concerned resident, Richard Dean, provided emails in which he all but begged the city to do something about the animal.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Theo was not rich, and Vincent constantly complained about being broke, with not even enough money for food, and often practically begged his brother for more money.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

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