inquiring (of)

present participle of inquire (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiring (of)
Verb
  • Confident in his abilities and comfortable with awkward silence, Counsell is constantly asking questions and gathering information.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the major talent agencies across New York and Los Angeles, including the likes of CAA, WME and UTA, were hit with a letter Tuesday asking agents and their clients to boycott the Surrey Hotel in New York City, at least for now.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a montage of the very hot women questioning if Mel is even worth their time.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Now, legal experts from across the political spectrum, as well as current DOJ officials, are questioning why the Biden DOJ pursued the case in the first place.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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