as in asks
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 inquires (of)
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Luna asks what the customer is purchasing and creates a corresponding transaction on a nearby iPad equipped with a card payment system.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Tickets are not required to pick daffodils at Shickasheen, but the farm asks that visitors bring their own scissors or pruners.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Memo from the Hill Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, in Washington, DC on January 22, 2026.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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By the way, if anyone questions whether this is a rebuild, consider Aikman’s words.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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June interrogates him about Frankenstein and mentions the creature being forced to do another’s bidding.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Longtime Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos — a journalist whose latest book interrogates the rise of the Latino far right — are moderating the conversation at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Inquires (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquires%20%28of%29. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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