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asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


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More colleges are asking: Is it better to tell families their school is cheaper, instead of being more expensive but handing out big merit scholarships?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Only rather than asking after lost jumpers and what day PE is, these groups might be used to try to parent long-distance.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The best way to gauge if someone is interested in dating is to see how they respond to a text that isn’t asking them out, Lee says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

And increasingly, courts are doing just that: looking past the label, examining the facts, and asking whether the law actually gives the president the authority he claims.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Are you asking if you, a teenaged girl, are allowed to think two boys are potentially good romantic interests? Yes. Though I suppose I should ask: You haven’t married either of them, have you?”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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