as in prayerful
asking humbly
a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve
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as in begging
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1
as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
solicited several opinions about which job he should accept
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2
as in requesting
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in asking
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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4
as in petitioning
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?
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Recent Examples of soliciting
Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the Pentagon explored privatizing commissaries, soliciting interest from commercial retailers and investment firms to take over operations at 178 domestic locations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Six men from Connecticut and one man from New York were arrested during an operation targeting individuals allegedly soliciting prostitution in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Shaquille Coke, of Brooklyn, was charged with assault and ordered held without bail for allegedly soliciting a friend to carry out the 2021 attack on Nafiah Ikram.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Rules prohibit federal employees from soliciting or accepting gifts or items of monetary value greater than $20 if the gift is related to their government position.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Rules prohibit federal employees from soliciting or accepting gifts or items of monetary value greater than $20 if the gift is related to their government position.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Similarly, 2025 saw a 45-day government shutdown, the longest in history — adding another hiccup in the space agency’s plans to begin formally soliciting proposals from the private sector.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The bill introduced by Zbur would disbar any attorney who is convicted of illegally soliciting clients.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 2011, two Somali immigrants in Minnesota were convicted of raising money on behalf of al Shabab by soliciting funds door-to-door in Somali communities in Minneapolis.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
In 2025, the Pentagon explored privatizing commissaries, soliciting interest from commercial retailers and investment firms to take over operations at 178 domestic locations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Six men from Connecticut and one man from New York were arrested during an operation targeting individuals allegedly soliciting prostitution in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Shaquille Coke, of Brooklyn, was charged with assault and ordered held without bail for allegedly soliciting a friend to carry out the 2021 attack on Nafiah Ikram.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Rules prohibit federal employees from soliciting or accepting gifts or items of monetary value greater than $20 if the gift is related to their government position.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Rules prohibit federal employees from soliciting or accepting gifts or items of monetary value greater than $20 if the gift is related to their government position.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Similarly, 2025 saw a 45-day government shutdown, the longest in history — adding another hiccup in the space agency’s plans to begin formally soliciting proposals from the private sector.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The bill introduced by Zbur would disbar any attorney who is convicted of illegally soliciting clients.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliciting
Adjective
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But this time, his begging sounds like more than an empty come-on.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Detectives interviewing Yates in the hospital where he was treated learned the suspect had been in a band with the victim’s son.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her deputy was the one who granted limited immunity to Jeffrey Epstein’s primary accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, while interviewing her over two days in July 2025.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The applicant also included a follow-up email explaining the scope of the work and requesting payment within 14 days.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The company’s telephone number wasn’t connecting, and no one responded to an email requesting further information.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When caregivers there left a suicidal resident hanging by the neck from his room’s sprinkler system without giving the man immediate aid, Florida’s healthcare watchdog agency took the uncommon action of asking a judge to shut down Villa Rosa IV.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Trump is asking the justices to uphold his Day 1 executive order eliminating birthright citizenship under a novel interpretation of the 14th Amendment and requiring parents to prove their own legal status before citizenship is granted to their children.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hickenlooper and Bennet skipped the assembly in favor of petitioning onto the ballot.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The family is petitioning Israeli courts to get it back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vinegar helps keep bees away while still luring wasps into the trap.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Often, Ridge to Rivers spends much of the winter pleading with users to avoid trails in particularly clay-heavy locations in an effort to minimize damage.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hahn’s announcement follows months of fan-casting, pleading and enthusiasm as speculation swirled around her potential involvement in the upcoming film.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Soliciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliciting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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