inquiring (of)

present participle of inquire (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiring (of)
Verb
  • Post-pandemic demand and chronic underbuilding in the area have left buyers competing fiercely, often bidding tens of thousands above asking.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The listing notes West was initially asking $16,995,000, but does not disclose a final sale price.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Climate activists are now questioning why gas utilities are making this investment.
    NPR, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-questioning youth and survey participants aged 13 to 17 had the poorest mental health and highest risk for suicide, the survey said.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The story is wall-to-wall clichés, with the playable bits serving as flashbacks to catch audiences up to the present, where the Marines are interrogating a shady government official about how the world went FUBAR.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.
    Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Inquiring (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiring%20%28of%29. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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