as in asking
to put a question or questions to
casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiring (of)
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When caregivers there left a suicidal resident hanging by the neck from his room’s sprinkler system without giving the man immediate aid, Florida’s healthcare watchdog agency took the uncommon action of asking a judge to shut down Villa Rosa IV.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Trump is asking the justices to uphold his Day 1 executive order eliminating birthright citizenship under a novel interpretation of the 14th Amendment and requiring parents to prove their own legal status before citizenship is granted to their children.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The individual is awaiting questioning by Ontario Police Department detectives who are en route.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Microsoft co-founder is scheduled for questioning on June 10, the source said.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Or gents or anyone else, though the Masters isn’t exactly a hotbed of bold, gender-interrogating fashion decisions.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The board will spend the next few months interrogating submissions from all three cities and speaking to their champions in more detail.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Inquiring (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiring%20%28of%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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