requests

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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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

It’s unclear when officers took the suspects into custody, and the agency didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

I realized that replying to complicated requests or problems in anger or haste was never smart, so I kept his rule to slow my response time down eight hours for future correspondence.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Lawyers for most of the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The White House and Chinese embassy in D.C. didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I ask to be switched into hers, but I don’t think such requests are honored.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman