as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquire (of)
Verb
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Philip’s mother confirmed the death with the outlet, explaining that her son died Friday night (March 14) and asked fans to respect the family’s privacy at this time.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025 -
Ivy Nile Chad Gable hit the ring in a full suit and Michael Cole, who still believes Chad Gable was under the Lucha mask last week, asked Gable where his Lucha mask was.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Angela questions before May decides to just delete Instagram.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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O’Connell can’t afford to see his leadership questioned Rodgers knows how to play the interview game.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But the thing that the film genuinely interrogates is such an important problem to interrogate, and journalists play, if not the most important part, one of the most important parts in public discourse.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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The fiction writer must craft lies to probe and interrogate the essence of truth and reality.—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Inquire (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquire%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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