inquires (of)

verb

present tense third-person singular of inquire (of)
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)
  1. asks
  2. questions
  3. interrogates
Verb
  • Videos posted on Facebook and X show the street preachers speaking with police officers when one of the preachers asks if someone can be cited for misgendering a transgender person.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Placing a special focus on R&B and new music discovery, Grice often weaves games into his variety show; a particularly viral bit asks guests to sing in a game of word association.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of asks
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  • The show questions whether Munch’s public commissions celebrated workers or simply created an appealing image for industry.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Peterson's former attorney, Mark Geragos, is among those featured in the documentary that questions Peterson's 2004 conviction.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of questions
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  • Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Barragán originally set out to find the man who scammed his mother by posing as a handsome American soldier, but now interrogates four of these young men, illuminating their psychological tactics, economic hardships and moral dilemmas.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Definition of interrogates
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