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asked

ADJECTIVE
quoted
Synonyms
STRONG
announced given marked named priced published stated tagged ticketed
WEAK
price-marked
ADJECTIVE
requested
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desired needed
STRONG
appealed demanded hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought wished
ADJECTIVE
urged
Synonyms
STRONG
adjured advised allured begged charged coaxed coerced commanded desired exhorted forced implored influenced lured motivated moved prompted requested solicited wheedled
Antonyms
WEAK
condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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The company has asked regulators to transfer 760 megawatts of capacity interconnection rights to the Crane plant.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

One question that caused particular difficulty was question 11 in paper one, which asked pupils about a "linear factor" when they had been taught about "real roots".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“Does Mr. Musk know how to contact you?” asked a Microsoft attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

One of your fellow readers recently asked: What should the ratio be between a taxable brokerage account and a high-yield savings account?

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“And that’ll help me with my public reading problem?” she asked.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith