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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3
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
The Chargers are going to be more efficient while asking less of their franchise quarterback.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
His phone rang with calls from well-wishers asking about the search, and about his daughter Malak.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Indeed, his former employer, Viacom, made outreach asking whether such use of intellectual property was fair.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
The lawsuit is asking the court to stop Fashion Nova from sending promotional messages during quiet hours.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
With coffee prices climbing and budgets tightening, more Americans are asking whether brewing at home is actually worth the effort.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Both were seeing incompletely, and neither had built the habit of asking what the other was actually understanding.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The school is asking parents to talk with their children and tell them not to share the video.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Schuman rode his bicycle, following the boy while blowing a whistle and asking the boy again to stop.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
His phone rang with calls from well-wishers asking about the search, and about his daughter Malak.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Indeed, his former employer, Viacom, made outreach asking whether such use of intellectual property was fair.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
The lawsuit is asking the court to stop Fashion Nova from sending promotional messages during quiet hours.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
With coffee prices climbing and budgets tightening, more Americans are asking whether brewing at home is actually worth the effort.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Both were seeing incompletely, and neither had built the habit of asking what the other was actually understanding.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The school is asking parents to talk with their children and tell them not to share the video.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Schuman rode his bicycle, following the boy while blowing a whistle and asking the boy again to stop.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asking
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Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But those comparisons won’t do The White Lotus any favors, since Beef is more effective than that series’ second and third seasons in interrogating how exclusive locations sharpen class differences.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The board also approved a resolution requesting a deeper analysis into the design of the project and how transportation could be improved in the region.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
Verb
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This Mosis padded laptop sleeve, $22, comes with a separate zippered carrying case that can hold your charging cables and accessories, like USB flash drives or external hard drives.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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In 1993, federal prosecutors in Miami considered charging him and several other senior Cuban military officials with cocaine trafficking based on testimony from Colombian traffickers that emerged in the drug trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the AP reported in 2006.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The historic lobby glows with warm lighting, inviting guests to linger in what has become Seattle’s communal parlor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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And the two are treated differently, with Dorothy and other characters repeatedly questioning whether Tik-Tok is, in fact, alive.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 May 2026
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Wanted for questioning, Watts later surrendered to authorities on an outstanding federal arrest warrant.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Verb
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There will always be an undertone of uneasiness, but Leetch has chosen to focus on the positives, particularly how Keenan’s demanding style led to the best conditioning of his career.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The system is also built for reliability, offering resistance to dust, drops, and impacts while supporting millions of operation cycles across demanding environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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The Tennessee Titans went back to the streets quizzing random people in their schedule reveal in a twist to the team’s 2023 schedule reveal.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The talk was impassioned and wide-ranging, with Wood, a longtime del Toro interlocutor, quizzing the filmmaker on everything from his childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico, to his passion for design and scrapbooking.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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“Asking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asking. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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