Thesaurus results for SPOKEN (FOR)

spoken (for)

verb

Definition of spoken (for)

past participle of speak (for)

as in requested

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

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Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as contract extension talks have stalled.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Her clients had long requested small units for peptides, beauty products, and fertility treatments, but GLP-1s have made the case even more compelling.

— Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

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Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham sought in an opening statement last week to keep jurors' focus on the defendant, not her doctors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Militaries often run command and control operations away from the frontlines; enemies have sought to disrupt those communications through jamming and, in the past few decades, cyberattacks.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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spoken (for)

spoken one's mind

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