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as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
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as in petitioner
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
even a billionaire doesn't have the wherewithal to grant the wish of every deserving solicitor who comes his way
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Recent Examples of solicitor
Beaufort subsequently fired four shots at responding police officer Jamie Sylvester, according to the solicitor's office, which added that Beaufort then fatally shot the woman.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Three generations served as solicitors on the state’s 14th Circuit, while maintaining a lucrative private law practice in Hampton County.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
That clarification will take the form of a deposition, which is expected to take place in front of British solicitors in December or early 2026.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Three generations served as solicitors on the state’s 14th Circuit, while maintaining a lucrative private law practice in Hampton County.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
That clarification will take the form of a deposition, which is expected to take place in front of British solicitors in December or early 2026.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitor
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Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Eight petitions didn’t meet the narrow criteria for resentencing — in four cases, for example, the petitioner’s sentence was not considered to be equivalent to life without parole — and nine petitions are pending.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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This bill would expand the list of qualified petitioners to include behavioral health professionals who are co-responders with police or other authorities in emergencies, as well as health care and educational institutions.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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None of this would work without Jennings’s unsettling performance as a persuasive tempter who nonetheless seems creepy as hell.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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Hollywood turned him into a beggar.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.—
Roger J. Kreuz,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
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Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Allen Hodges, whose 16-year-old daughter died from an epileptic seizure in 2020, has pushed to clarify the state’s public records law to ensure that such images can’t be released to a requester, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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The conservative legal group is asking for the total number of FOIA requests the agency receives, how many seek expedited treatment, how many are granted, how many invoke environmental justice as justification, and the identities and affiliations of requesters approved under that provision.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Dec. 2025
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Moore did not verbally identify himself as law enforcement, and did not use his sirens while responding to the scene, the letter confirms.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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How children play football in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kyiv and Lviv — under air-raid sirens, next to bomb shelters, under the constant threat of missiles and drones.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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