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asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


Example Sentences

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“Now ask yourself, would you want to marry you? I know nobody likes that question, but it’s a good question. So stop asking ‘where is he’ and start asking ‘who am I becoming?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I'm probably on the phone to my mother in secret asking to borrow that extra bit of cash," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But the White House says the arena will start being dismantled the morning afterwards, according to papers in a lawsuit filed by people asking a judge to halt the fight.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

So then, dang it, I’m asking you two the same question: Who could be, should be the next James Bond?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I wasn’t sure what I was asking Max, but I wanted to get it right.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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