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as in quizzed
to put a question or questions to
my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu
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as in requested
to make a request of
ask the salesclerk for assistance
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as in charged
to set or receive as a price
they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock
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Recent Examples of asked
Adding to the political theater, the Santa Cruz County prosecutors, who took on the case due to a conflict of interest in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, asked a judge to dismiss the charges last month.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Jettly, a private jet rental company, surveyed 1,000 Americans and asked them about their trust in commercial and private pilots.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
The thing is that truly no one asked to hear Joaquin Phoenix sing.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Several states, power plants, mining companies and other energy industry groups challenged the rule in federal court earlier this year and asked it to halt enforcement during legal proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
John Paulson asked the 30-year-old who had never been a chief executive to take over.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Jettly, a private jet rental company, surveyed 1,000 Americans and asked them about their trust in commercial and private pilots.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
The thing is that truly no one asked to hear Joaquin Phoenix sing.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Several states, power plants, mining companies and other energy industry groups challenged the rule in federal court earlier this year and asked it to halt enforcement during legal proceedings.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
You'll be asked to sign into your Forbes account.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
John Paulson asked the 30-year-old who had never been a chief executive to take over.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asked
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Earlier this year, Lake publicly appealed to Meghan McCain as a fellow Mama Bear and requested a meeting.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hotel Properties—which owns hotels including the Four Seasons in Singapore as well as office buildings and shopping malls—requested a share-trading suspension on Friday before the charges against Ong were read in court.Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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White and the 10 other defendants have all been charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Daniel was one of seven Aryan Brotherhood members already serving life in federal prison to be charged with murder in aid of racketeering for the notorious prison gang.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Viewers saw him being interrogated by the police about his father-in-law’s death.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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After receiving the tip, police launched an immediate investigation and encountered the parents of the children at a hotel in nearby Newton County, where the couple was interrogated, Wallace tells PEOPLE.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, some members of the public feared riding by themselves in the newfangled contraptions and demanded operators.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) demanded a 77 percent wage increase over six years and a complete ban on automation at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts in its negotiations for a new labor contract.The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Defense attorneys questioned whether the officers were properly trained.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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