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as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday
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as in solicitor
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company
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Recent Examples of suitor
After leading a top-five offense in Detroit during his three seasons as coordinator, Johnson was one of the top candidates of this NFL hiring cycle and had other interested suitors, including the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Similarly, the Red Sox, another disappointed suitor for Soto, have been in talks with Boras about Bregman (for second base) and, for now, are content to see what Triston Casas can do over a full injury-free season before making a long-term commitment at first base.
—Bill Madden, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
With Trump, everything is a transaction, and for his would-be suitors—not just Israel, but also Hamas’s sponsors in Qatar—the Gaza cease-fire is a down payment.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
The more Guehi’s current deal at Palace ticks down, the greater the chance a major suitor in Spain, Italy or Germany may be able to afford a transfer fee that Palace deem acceptable.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Similarly, the Red Sox, another disappointed suitor for Soto, have been in talks with Boras about Bregman (for second base) and, for now, are content to see what Triston Casas can do over a full injury-free season before making a long-term commitment at first base.
—Bill Madden, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
With Trump, everything is a transaction, and for his would-be suitors—not just Israel, but also Hamas’s sponsors in Qatar—the Gaza cease-fire is a down payment.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
The more Guehi’s current deal at Palace ticks down, the greater the chance a major suitor in Spain, Italy or Germany may be able to afford a transfer fee that Palace deem acceptable.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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She had been stabbed 113 times by her boyfriend Fabián Tablado a week before her 18th birthday.—
Betiana Fernández Martino,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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Therefore, her boyfriend has been doing all the cooking, cleaning and shopping.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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State of play: City solicitor Renee Garcia said at the hearing that her office is still assessing Trump's executive orders to understand which ones could apply to Philadelphia.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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Stormzy’s solicitor Peter Csemiczky said that his client accepted responsibility for the offenses and apologized.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
2 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere in the world of watch lovers, Kevin O’Leary was on Fox celebrating his auction win of a unique Chanel Boy.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2025
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She was convicted in the 2001 murder, along with her lover and fellow Sunday school teacher, James Pavatt.—
Christina Coulter,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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The November filing in New York named Frozen Moments, LLC as the petitioner.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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The commission voted 10-1 to deny the petitioners’ request, with Commissioner Marie Haskett the only vote in favor of the petition.—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2025
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According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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This is a real, red-blooded man, who takes responsibility and accepts challenges and treats others with a constant grace.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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Rashford’s route to another Italian side, Juventus, has already been closed off by their capture of fellow forward Randal Kolo Muani on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Snoop Dogg then took aim at fellow rapper who has been a staunch Trump supporter.—
Shannon Power,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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