Thesaurus results for ASKING (FOR)

asking (for)

verb

present participle of ask (for)

as in seeking

to make a request for don't be afraid to ask for help if you need it

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as in wooing

to act so as to make (something) more likely you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding

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as in requesting

to give a request or demand for the surgeon asked for the scalpel

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The Democrat-Gazette sued the commission seeking information from the contract.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
North of the city, half a dozen candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for Moulton's soon-to-be-former seat in the 6th Congressional District.

— Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Tennessee has been wooing Paramount, and Ellison’s father, Larry Ellison, had moved his software behemoth Oracle to Nashville two years ago.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
That its partner is the US military, rather than the big tech companies its peers have been wooing, captures a shift inside the private equity firm under CEO Harvey Schwartz, who has pivoted Carlyle back to its roots in the nation’s capital.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Coca‑Cola is inviting the world to celebrate the real magic of humanity.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Even before the advent of these AI systems, the shockingly poor state of national and municipal cyberdefenses made American critical infrastructure an inviting target.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

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