SUES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

sues

verb

present tense third-person singular of sue

as in asks

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And no city asks an LLM every few seconds whether a traffic light should turn green.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Neptune retrograde in Aries, for instance, asks us to question everything from our levels of assertion to our individual freedom.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 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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When a screening process requests anything sensitive, such as age or caregiving status, say plainly who reviews it and why.

— Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

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The letter cites a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse of children and other serious incidents to the state as required.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
The lawsuit cites a lengthy article about Meta’s AI glasses by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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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

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