asked (for)

past tense of ask (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for asked (for)
Verb
  • Given the number of works Apple may have infringed upon, the plaintiffs, Hendrix and Roberson, have requested the court to turn their complaint into a class action and block the company from further infringement of this kind.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The big tech giant won’t be required to sell its Chrome browser — one of the remedies originally requested by the Biden-era Department of Justice.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Davidson was invited but declined to attend the event.
    Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Finalists will be invited to Washington for a three-day showcase at the White House in June 2026, according to the White House.
    Grace Sandman, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The administration has not yet ordered the removal of any items.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kalluk had wooed Chinook over the years, but their match did not produce any cubs.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The octogenarian Spanish artist had been wooed by architects of the Civic Center (now named for Daley) to create a focal point for its plaza.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Asked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asked%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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