1
as in quizzed
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 requested
to make a request of
ask the salesclerk for assistance
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3
as in charged
to set or receive as a price
they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock
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Recent Examples of asked
During the auditions, wannabe actors are asked to improvise scenes including being a cat, being trapped in a room, and being propositioned by a famous director.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
While the co-stars didn’t address the bullying report on the red carpet, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer and director Shawn Levy were each asked about its veracity.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
They are screened for communicable diseases, like tuberculosis, and asked to fill out a form that asks them to disclose any history of drug or alcohol use, mental health conditions or violence.
—Amanda Seitz, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
The victim asked not to be identified.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Zach Leonard, leader of the advocacy group Families Organized Resisting Takeover, asked whether the TEA would bring Houston Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System to Fort Worth.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the homicide unit at 513-352-3542.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Durán even asked Yacsy to help Alcalá, sources confirmed.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Bucks did exactly what Antetokounmpo asked, playing the Warriors tough all night and eventually pulling out a win behind a career-high 32 points from Ryan Rollins.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
While the co-stars didn’t address the bullying report on the red carpet, Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer and director Shawn Levy were each asked about its veracity.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
They are screened for communicable diseases, like tuberculosis, and asked to fill out a form that asks them to disclose any history of drug or alcohol use, mental health conditions or violence.
—Amanda Seitz, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
The victim asked not to be identified.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Zach Leonard, leader of the advocacy group Families Organized Resisting Takeover, asked whether the TEA would bring Houston Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System to Fort Worth.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the homicide unit at 513-352-3542.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Durán even asked Yacsy to help Alcalá, sources confirmed.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The Bucks did exactly what Antetokounmpo asked, playing the Warriors tough all night and eventually pulling out a win behind a career-high 32 points from Ryan Rollins.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asked
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The attorney general used the same tactic when Durbin quizzed her about a July memo from her department announcing no new information had been found in its Epstein files.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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The exec was later quizzed why HBO Max Spain had not yet leaned into any of its more successful docs or doc series and expanded them.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Combs’ legal team requested that the musician be transferred from MDC to the prison Fort Dix in New Jersey, a low‑security prison that offers the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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That same day, star cornerback Jalen Ramsey had requested a trade while leaders like Terron Armstead had opted to retire and Calais Campbell signed with the Arizona Cardinals around that same time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Chengxuan Han, who also previously worked at the laboratory, was earlier charged with smuggling and making false statements.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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But with each successive draft, the inciting incident—Noah being invited to Marfa—was pulled earlier and earlier toward the start.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Anyone interested in supporting this tremendously worthy cause is invited to the Plaza on November 19.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Soon enough, their unexpected romance is tested by opposition from their families, with Sasan getting an offer to practice medicine in Germany and Layla being arrested, imprisoned and brutally interrogated for being a Baha’i woman seeking an education.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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White journalists reported that Bethea appeared drunk at the time of arrest, that he was interrogated by police, and initially admitted nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Leaders of Chattogram’s United Front of Workers and Employees (SKOP), which collectively represents 90 percent of the unionized labor force in Bangladesh, demanded that the interim government scrap the terminal-leasing plan.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ethics experts have queried whether the department can make an independent decision and have raised concerns about government overreach.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Immergut queried of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Hamilton on Sunday.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Asked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asked. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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