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)
Verb
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Mark asks, who has been our best signing so far from this summer?—
Handbrake Off,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025 -
As Leavitt leads me down the rabbit hole, the brothers exchange a look, and Matt half-jokingly asks Leavitt not to spoil the season.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The restaurant requests that customers wear business casual or dressy evening wear, according to the 1587 Prime website.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The museum requests that people enter through the coach-house door located off the Royall Place driveway.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Foregoing narration and dialogue, the film invites viewers to experience the region through the rhythm of wind, stone and ritual.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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That invites questions about the match officials’ timekeeping and about the futility of a welcome clampdown on timewasting by goalkeepers when such an enormous amount of time is being lost to other stoppages.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hits (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hits%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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