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as in requests
to make a request for
don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it
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2
as in woos
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding
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as in orders
to give a request or demand for
the surgeon asked for the scalpel
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asks (for)
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Taylor's family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Metropolitan Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Under the terms of TEFCA, providers have to send a patient’s records, for free, to any legitimate provider who requests them in order to support that patient’s treatment.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The verdict, delivered in New Mexico, orders Meta to pay $375 million in damages.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Just keep in mind that orders shipping from overseas may take a little longer to arrive and are subject to tariffs.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sporting goods retailers Nike and Fanatics are also named as defendants in the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages of more than $50,000.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The incident and its response were discussed last week at a meeting of the Counterterrorism Preparedness Network, which seeks to bring law enforcement and Homeland Security officials together to prepare for and learn from peers.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In that spirit, Steinem still invites friends and cultural luminaries to her Upper East Side brownstone for robust conversations about policy issues, or even just a good night’s rest.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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Set in a small Nenets community in the Arctic peninsula of Yamal, Nerkagi’s White Moss invites the reader into the impossible dilemmas of navigating an Indigenous life in the modern world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Asks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asks%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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