HITS (UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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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But saying it repeatedly until someone asks you about it is the most annoying option of all.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Tuesday’s lawsuit specifically asks the court to stop Carr from moving forward with the license challenge.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of asks

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The person asked for gas money and Bitcoin, requests the family found suspicious because Goods doesn't drive and didn't have a car in Las Vegas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Districts have to abide by Wisconsin’s open records law, meaning that reams of records are available to anyone who formally requests them.

— Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of requests

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The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension invites all to participate in a citizen science conservation effort on Friday and Saturday created by the University of Georgia.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Leu Gardens invites visitors for an enchanting evening of fairy festivities in a whimsical celebration at Orlando’s 50-acre botanical oasis.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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