1
as in interrogating
to put a question or questions to
my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu
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2
as in requesting
to make a request of
ask the salesclerk for assistance
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as in charging
to set or receive as a price
they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock
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Recent Examples of asking
Advertisement Nathalie Flores, Vice President of Carbon Markets and Strategic Accounts at StoneX Group, kicked off an audience Q&A session by asking about how companies should give back.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
This has created bottlenecks for social workers and police officers who often struggle to find spots for people voluntarily asking to get clean.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Another request from the administration filed earlier this month came with the case of the firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, with the Justice Department asking the Supreme Court to allow her to be fired while the case proceeds in lower courts.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The fifth is asking Nix to lean in closer to the laptop.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Suggestions to do so include posting signage at courthouses requiring ICE agents to identify themselves upon entry and asking agencies to prohibit employees from sharing information about court appointments with ICE.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
If conversations feel like riddles, don’t let pride get in the way of asking the right questions, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The process of asking and answering is what makes the whole language transparent.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
However, there is already frustration with him as the starter and fans have been asking about when a change could occur.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asking
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Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.—
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Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.—
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Some asked state lawmakers to pass a resolution and send it to the congressional delegation requesting immediate aid for farmers.—
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Hayes explained that passengers requesting swaps should do so politely, with no pressure, and must accept a refusal without argument.—
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Is charging toward success worth jeopardizing connection?—
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North Dakota and Maine have only 8% of homeowners in fee-charging associations, followed by Rhode Island, South Dakota and Wisconsin at 10%, and Vermont (11%).—
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In the 58th minute, Shrader received the ball from left back Selma Bacha a handful of yards outside the penalty box before sending in an inviting left-footed cross to Heaps.—
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Tranquility reigns here, inviting you to truly relax and find peace.—
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There’s a montage of the very hot women questioning if Mel is even worth their time.—
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Now, legal experts from across the political spectrum, as well as current DOJ officials, are questioning why the Biden DOJ pursued the case in the first place.—
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Several issues remain to be resolved – most notably, Azerbaijan is demanding that Armenia changes its constitution – a move that would likely be rejected by Armenian voters in a referendum.—
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His firm is conducting an independent investigation and demanding answers.—
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The Eyeball’s best moment so far this season was when the twerpy CEO was quizzing it on the next three numbers of pi.—
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The study — NewsGuard tested 10 leading AI models, quizzing each of them about 10 narratives spreading online linked to current events that the company had determined to be false.—
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“Asking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asking. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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