Thesaurus results for SPEAKS (FOR)

speaks (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speak (for)

as in requests

to make a request for she has already spoken for the position, so it should go to her

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The complaint additionally requests that minors whose data has been collected by OpenAI should be financially compensated in return.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Seung-woon requests Pi-o and Jeong-yo visit his hospital bedside.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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For now, the vouchers remain available while Ohio seeks Supreme Court review.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In addition to responding to real-time emergencies, the Street Overdose Response Team seeks to establish relationships with people on the street using drugs.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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