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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
Joan Vassos is on the move this week, visiting her final four suitors in their hometowns.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
The young lady would ask a series of saucy questions to each potential suitor.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Among the suitors for Crochet are the Philadelphia Phillies, who have been connected to Crochet dating back to this summer's MLB trade deadline.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Still, the task of narrating the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm remains as thorny as the hedge that trapped Briar Rose’s suitors.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
The young lady would ask a series of saucy questions to each potential suitor.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Among the suitors for Crochet are the Philadelphia Phillies, who have been connected to Crochet dating back to this summer's MLB trade deadline.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Still, the task of narrating the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm remains as thorny as the hedge that trapped Briar Rose’s suitors.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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Avery’s boyfriend, Cameron (Jon Rudnitsky), is some sort of nattering cryptcurrency bro.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Metro Boomin’s mother, Leslie Wayne, was killed by her boyfriend in a murder-suicide in 2022.Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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In Cambria County outside Pittsburgh, there were reports of malfunctions with voting machines that the county solicitor confirmed was the result of a software glitch.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Two members of the victims' family also watched along with solicitor Barry Barnette, who was on the prosecution team that convicted Moore.JEFFREY COLLINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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After eight years of serving as a vibrant hub for coffee lovers, Irene’s will be closing on Nov. 24.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Here, a few suggestions for the art lovers on your list.Rima Suqi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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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 petitioners said Nelson violated the city’s ethics ordinance during an investigation into financial mismanagement at the city’s tourism board.Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The authors of lot oracles came prepared for petitioners’ implicit doubt.Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Following the historic political comeback by Trump — a man who won the 45th presidency, lost his first bid for reelection, was found guilty on felony charges in a hush money trial and faced two assassination attempts — here's how people around Louisville are feeling.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Both men have at times drawn criticism from health experts for spreading misinformation.Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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One moment that stuck out to Dani Kogan, associate director of Brooklyn Initiatives at the Center for Shared Society, was when a fellow reached out to her after the Donald Trump-Kamala Harris presidential debate.Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Li also has been a senior fellow on global public health at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis and a co-founder of that institute’s Cure4Cancer Initiative.Russell Flannery, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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