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ask for

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call for v.
challenge v.

VERB

call for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

involve need request require suggest want

WEAK

inquire lack necessitate occasion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

VERB

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert call for claim confront defy demand denounce impose require test try

STRONG

accost arouse beard brave cross dare exact impeach impugn inquire investigate provoke query reclaim stimulate summon tax vindicate

WEAK

call out face down face off face the music fly in the face of hang in insist upon invite competition make a point of make a stand object to search out stand up to stick it out throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny

STRONG

answer calm dodge ignore

WEAK

agreement decision victory

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Many ask for photos with the hawk whenever El Charro is with his owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

How do you know when it’s actually the right time to ask for someone’s Instagram or ask them out?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The new law meant Quaye could no longer ask for a review of his minimum term and the 29-year-old remains in prison, prompting him to mount a legal challenge.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some operators simply ask for fees to jump customers ahead on “waiting lists” when the medbeds do eventually arrive.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Art, didn’t you ask for Humphrey last week?”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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