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file for

VERB
ask
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal beg call for charge claim demand order petition plead request seek sue urge
STRONG
angle apply beseech bite bum command crave entreat hit hustle implore impose knock levy mooch pray promote requisition solicit supplicate touch
WEAK
contend for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer deny disclaim give reply
STRONG
disapprove
WEAK
claim disinvite ignore insist repudiate tell

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Struggling cable TV and online retailer QVC Group said it plans to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as Wednesday to overhaul more than $5 billion in debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

People with business partnerships and complex financial lives may want to file for extensions because necessary tax forms can come late, or are amended.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Then someone could file for an extension to file a return in mid-October, and then they can set up an installment plan to pay the taxes they owe.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Investors are anticipating a wave of giant offerings later this year, as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and artificial-intelligence giants OpenAI and Anthropic are all expected to file for IPOs at some point in 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

He’d always worked on understanding the plague viruses, of course, but he must have uncovered something that upset him enough to make him quietly file for a change in work assignment.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu