requests

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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

Both requests were rejected, the barrister said, and the reasons have not been made public.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Bridger, which applied for a permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality earlier this year, didn’t respond to requests for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nicklin rejected requests by Harry and the others to pay on a standard basis, instead favouring arguments by ANL that its costs should be repaid on a stricter so-called indemnity basis.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The requests for more staffing and funding are unlikely to be successful, analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

It was one of their grandmother’s requests disguised as a suggestion, one which seemed innocuous enough, that Caroline attend Radcliffe College.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern