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as in requests
to make a request for
don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it
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as in woos
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding
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as in orders
to give a request or demand for
the surgeon asked for the scalpel
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asks (for)
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The memo also requests a $150,000 council allocation to fund software and other infrastructural costs tied to implementing the redistricting and officer redeployment.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The motion was filed under Rule 41(g) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and also requests the court to unseal the affidavit used to justify the warrant.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Tired of the constant cuts, Gleeson orders Opalite and sprays his cactus, causing Swift to magically appear in his house.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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When a customer orders orange beef or mapo tofu, a robotic arm delivers the ingredients to an electronic wok, which cooks them for precise intervals before depositing the food in a bowl.—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Separated by time and space, the two statements are alike in their linking of drug trafficking with terrorism, a strategy that seeks to conflate public security measures with the fight against politically motivated violence.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a previous role at the department, Hatch helped develop the Hope Florida program, which seeks to get Floridians off government aid by sending them, in part, to churches.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Village Church invites everyone to join the community on Thursday evenings leading up to Easter for a time of worship and meditation in the church’s Briggs Chapel, located at 6225 Paseo Delicias.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Floriography, the language of flowers, invites a deeper look at how flowers convey what hearts sometimes hesitate to express.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Asks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asks%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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