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as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter
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as in sought
to go in search of
many daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849
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as in requested
to make a request for
please wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in
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Recent Examples of quested
The band parted ways in 1996, primarily citing burnout, and Lindberg side-quested with an array of extreme-music voyagers including Lock Up, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the Great Deceiver.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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What lies ahead For decades, ACIP recommended changes to the childhood schedule only when new evidence or clear shifts in disease risk demanded it.—
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On Tuesday, Britain’s top technology official demanded that Musk’s social media platform X take urgent action while a Polish lawmaker cited it as a reason to enact digital safety laws.—
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The parents both told the outlet, though, that their son has not sought political advice from them.—
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Massachusetts had passed a state law exempting its citizens from serving in such an undeclared war, and the state then sought to bring the question of the conflict’s constitutionality before the justices.—
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
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Her mother requested ketamine treatment, explaining that infusions of the drug had helped Maya in the past; hospital staff reported Beata to the Department of Children and Families, and she was accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.—
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Emulating that has previously required a ton of detective work and a hodgepodge of products, but that changed with the 2025 launch of Stewart’s skin care brand Elm Biosciences and its inaugural A30 Elemental Serum.—
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He was freed on a $500,000 bond but was required to report to jail every weekend.—
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The couple became tabloid fixtures and were persistently pursued by the paparazzi.—
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In Season 3, Srikant must navigate life on the run with his family while being pursued by TASC, his own intelligence unit, in addition to the new threats.—
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He was asked to be the signal-caller, and that responsibility seemed to hinder his ability to read and react.—
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At just 18 months old, he was cast as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, after the filmmaker asked the Frouds, who were already working on the film, if their infant could step into the role.—
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Russia said the attack was retaliation for what Moscow claimed was a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence last month.—
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As the Ole Miss football team tried to win its national semifinal, the women's basketball team claimed one of the biggest wins in school history.—
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“Quested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quested. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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