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as in interrogates
to put a question or questions to
my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu
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as in requests
to make a request of
ask the salesclerk for assistance
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as in charges
to set or receive as a price
they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock
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Recent Examples of asks
The problem with selling optionality is that eventually the market asks which option is becoming revenue.
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Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
His loan shark then asks him to execute the titular killing of a Chinese bookie in exchange for wiping away his new debt, but things become complicated when Cosmo learns the true identity of the bookie, leading to a chaotic series of events.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Firm, ripe peaches and nectarines, as well as whichever other stone fruits catch your eye, are heavenly in this easy slab pie that asks only 20 minutes of your active time.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Catie asks, seemingly hesitant to hear his suggestions.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
The next day Clayton calls and asks me out on a date.
—Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Yoon’s wife asks, taking a sip of beer.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Little John, who Robin must have conscripted as a child soldier back in the day (a team-up that Robin eventually paints in a very different light), asks his old pal to kill the people who abducted his wife.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Danson asks, presenting his finger for Bell’s inspection.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
His loan shark then asks him to execute the titular killing of a Chinese bookie in exchange for wiping away his new debt, but things become complicated when Cosmo learns the true identity of the bookie, leading to a chaotic series of events.
—Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Firm, ripe peaches and nectarines, as well as whichever other stone fruits catch your eye, are heavenly in this easy slab pie that asks only 20 minutes of your active time.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Catie asks, seemingly hesitant to hear his suggestions.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
The next day Clayton calls and asks me out on a date.
—Wendy Paris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Yoon’s wife asks, taking a sip of beer.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Little John, who Robin must have conscripted as a child soldier back in the day (a team-up that Robin eventually paints in a very different light), asks his old pal to kill the people who abducted his wife.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Danson asks, presenting his finger for Bell’s inspection.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asks
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Advent has effectively digitized its own intellectual history — its wins, its misses, its assumptions — and turned it into a live analytical layer that interrogates every new deal that comes before the committee.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Also of note, when Vader interrogates Leia on the Death Star, this would be a perfect time to use the force.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Every year, the city requests proposals for capital improvement projects from community groups across San Diego to help prioritize projects competing for funds in the following year’s budget.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Tell customers exactly how your company communicates, bills, requests verification and handles support.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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At the higher end, Tuscan Women Cook charges $6,600 per person based on double occupancy for its weeklong program in the medieval town of Montefollonico.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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The indictment, filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky, charges Robinson with fraudulently selling millions of dollars of the same IRS tax credit to two companies.—
Alex Acquisto,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
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Set on the shores of Oʻahu in Honolulu, the memorial invites visitors to reflect on the sacrifice of the lost service members.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The piece — which Ono has staged more than 250 times in 35-plus countries — draws on a Japanese tradition at Buddhist temples that invites visitors to scribble their hopes and dreams onto paper tags and tie them to the branches of a tree.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Indigenous actress Stefany Mathias (Prey) will play the girl’s grandmother, while Bracco will play the grandmother’s friend who questions how the girl is being raised.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Anyone who questions Ted’s family upbringing should look in the mirror.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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However, that’s not the case for supporting categories, which begs the question — why?—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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His preseason is, more than likely, done which begs the question.—
Geoffrey Knox,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tate McRae demands, her hips circling, dark-blond hair flipping.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine will not cede territory in the Donbas that Russia has not conquered, as the Kremlin demands.—
Thomas Graham,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2025
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But her intrusion isn’t as strange as that of Keilly McQuail, who plays a newcomer named Buddy, or maybe Rayna (either way, neither is a J name), who anxiously quizzes Matthis’s Jane about sobriety, ducks away, and then keeps reappearing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Asks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asks. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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