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hits (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hit (up)
as in asks
to make a request of she's always hitting me up for money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hits (up)
  1. asks
  2. requests
  3. invites
Verb
  • And no city asks an LLM every few seconds whether a traffic light should turn green.
    — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Neptune retrograde in Aries, for instance, asks us to question everything from our levels of assertion to our individual freedom.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asks
Verb
  • When a screening process requests anything sensitive, such as age or caregiving status, say plainly who reviews it and why.
    — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of requests
Verb
  • Together, the program invites audiences to reflect on the act of finding common ground—a gesture of humanity and hope in dark times.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Gameday invites to Alabama, Texas A&M and Texas can be crucial opportunities.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of invites
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“Hits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hits%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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