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VERB
ask
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal beg call for charge claim demand order petition plead request seek sue urge
STRONG
angle apply beseech bite bum command crave entreat hit hustle implore impose knock levy mooch pray promote requisition solicit supplicate touch
WEAK
contend for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer deny disclaim give reply
STRONG
disapprove
WEAK
claim disinvite ignore insist repudiate tell

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QVC Group plans to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as Wednesday to overhaul more than $5 billion in debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

People with business partnerships and complex financial lives may want to file for extensions because necessary tax forms can come late, or are amended.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

See: SpaceX may soon file for an IPO.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and artificial-intelligence giants OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to file for IPOs at some point in 2026.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Father emptied a card file for Margot and me and filled it with index cards that are blank on one side.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank