Thesaurus results for SPEAKING (FOR)

speaking (for)

verb

Definition of speaking (for)

present participle of speak (for)

as in seeking

to make a request for she has already spoken for the position, so it should go to her

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Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
As many have observed, and Republicans are somewhat ineffectually seeking to highlight, the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party has come to consist of little more than a toxic mixture of socialism, antisemitism and wokeness.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeking

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McKinsey responded to his wife's court filing by requesting a domestic violence protection order against her and filing for divorce.

— TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
At the start of the bodycam footage obtained by Page Six, Milania could be heard requesting to speak to her mother.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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