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as in question
an act or instance of asking for information
the medical columnist is unable to answer individual requests for specific information on various disorders
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as in demand
the state of being sought after especially for purchase
reliable babysitters are much in request, especially on weekends
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as in to order
to give a request or demand for
a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning
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as in to seek
to make a request for
request extra ketchup for my fries
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as in to ask
to make a request of
a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House
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Recent Examples of request
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Staios was speaking at a news conference inside Canadian Tire Centre, less than 24 hours after trading the team’s captain at his request.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Roberts is requesting five years of probation, citing her clean 50-year record, age and health conditions including diabetes and a degenerative spine condition.
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Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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Noun
For schools with current athletes who may be eligible for hardship waivers or extensions of eligibility under current rules, the D-I Cabinet indicated the deadline to submit requests to the NCAA is July 31.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Staios was speaking at a news conference inside Canadian Tire Centre, less than 24 hours after trading the team’s captain at his request.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Verb
Filed earlier this month, the permit application also requests authorization to set up a tent or canopy outside MSG.
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Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Roberts is requesting five years of probation, citing her clean 50-year record, age and health conditions including diabetes and a degenerative spine condition.
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Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for request
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By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
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Gina Martinez, chair of the executive board of the Wilmington Neighborhood Council, said the land in question provides a vital buffer between port activity and residential communities.
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With the rise in demand by retail users, compute providers are also facing significant shortages, raising their prices, and are rushing to develop more hardware.
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The worry is that such higher prices could ultimately lead to lower demand.
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The spacecraft will then be ordered to slowly approach and survey Swift before grabbing the observatory with its robotic arms and slowly raising the orbit to nearly 370 miles.
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Larger versions serving 10 to 12 guests can also be ordered for private celebrations.
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Uber fired the first shot with a ballot measure that sought to cap how much attorneys can earn in lawsuits involving auto accidents.
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Messages seeking comment were left Thursday for Falck.
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Denver’s brass was asked about those comments on Wednesday, and Wallace responded by sharing some thoughts on the team’s internal and external goals.
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Microsoft Discovery is a cross-domain scientific platform, rather than being specialized for any one area of inquiry.
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Rayner directed any further inquiries to the Inspector General’s office.
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Health care stocks, meanwhile, were some of the strongest forces pushing upward on the market after a committee of the European Medicines Agency recommended several medicines for approval and the extension for another dozen of their therapeutic indications.
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Amazon’s skin care deals include some of the best products on the market, and prices start from just $9.
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Not only were the interiors transformed by designer Bill Rooney with a lightness and sophistication that invited contemporary travelers, but the building also served as a broader symbol of adaptive reuse and a catalyst for urban renewal.
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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“Request.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/request. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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