requests

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question or petition n.
ask for v.

NOUN

question or petition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal application call demand desire inquiry invitation offer suit

STRONG

asking begging commercial entreaty prayer recourse requisition solicitation supplication

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer refusal reply

VERB

ask for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal apply call for demand petition seek solicit sue

STRONG

beg beseech bespeak desire entreat hit hustle inquire pray promote requisition sponge supplicate touch

WEAK

hit up for hold out for put in for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refuse reply

STRONG

answer give

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requests

“Sorry again for piecemealing these to you,” one agent wrote to an official in Butler County, outside Cincinnati, after making five separate requests over two weeks.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

"While these are merely requests and do not imply that visitors will be forcibly asked to leave, we earnestly ask for your understanding of the intent behind these guidelines and your cooperation," its statement said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Cervantes’ office didn’t respond to requests about why the legislation died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It said that retailers should suspend sales once an extreme heat event has been declared as imminent, or in response to "reasonable, evidence based" requests from local councils.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Enrollment at churches and synagogues rose as never before, the requests for wine overwhelming some priests and rabbis.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler