SUES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

sues

verb

present tense third-person singular of sue

as in asks

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Gen asks to speak with Aesha, who follows her upstairs after exchanging a conspiratorial glance with Kat.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa).

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of asks

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For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The government continues to fiercely prosecutes its critics, barring Cubans who antagonize the communist regime from the pool of potential investors.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecutes

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But as their love affair gets steamier and Haru frantically tries to maintain her elaborate ruse, the dance numbers lose their luster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Victor tries to get rid of it, slowly losing his grip on reality and pushing Stella further away.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tries

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In contrast, very little is known about how the hindbrain and spinal cord adopt different fates; the new paper cites only one reference on the topic.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Sussman cites one study in which women who had substantial student-loan debt were around forty per cent less likely to have kids than those who didn’t carry debt.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cites

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Jaissle desires an on-field lieutenant in midfield who can provide a calm head and help guide and nurture the younger players around him.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Concerns should be raised honestly, and employees should cooperate in good faith, remembering that the new manager was hired for their experience and knowledge that the organization desires.

— Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of desires

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Fixing execution means changing how decisions get made, who owns what and what happens when someone misses, which is slower, less interesting and implicates people by name.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

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