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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
Growing Investment Value Over Time For instance, by outbidding any other suitors for MLS, Apple injected significant value into the league and its clubs, helped MLS acquire more talent and ultimately, improved the quality of the product.
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John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Teams like the Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, who also were rumored as Horford suitors last week, can offer that opportunity.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Our three buddy heroes end almost every episode in a hug, while suitors circle the periphery.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Being an All-Star last season gives him some name recognition, but most suitors are likely to see him as a complementary piece.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Teams like the Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, who also were rumored as Horford suitors last week, can offer that opportunity.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Our three buddy heroes end almost every episode in a hug, while suitors circle the periphery.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Being an All-Star last season gives him some name recognition, but most suitors are likely to see him as a complementary piece.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy are portraying Ed and Lorraine’s daughter Judy Warren and her boyfriend, Tony Spera.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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Mia Tomlinson plays Judy Warren, Ed and Lorraine Warren’s daughter and Ben Hardy, who plays her boyfriend (now husband), Tony Spera.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
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Signs informing visitors that street parking and solicitors are banned line the small residential community’s streets, which are dotted with speed bumps and radar speed signs.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
15 July 2025
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The City Council voted 7-0 June 10 to approve an ordinance to reduce the latest time in which peddlers and solicitors can knock on doors, ring doorbells or otherwise try to get admittance at residences from 9 p.m. Gayatri Agnew, Ward 1 City Council member, abstained from voting.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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Beach lovers should check out Britannia Beach and then continue to drive north towards Sea to Sky Gondola.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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On the hunt for the key to a country music lover’s heart?—
Ramal Nasim
July 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 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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Now, all petitioners, including volunteers, have only 10 days — with $50 by-day, by-petition late fees.—
Mel Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Former Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch, representing the petitioner, and Orland Park have talked in recent weeks about an alternate site, Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge said recently.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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After the three tragedies, authorities found the fourth brother, Fritz, and pulled him from fighting duties to prevent the family from losing all four men in the war.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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The wear and tear of a job that devours men in their 30s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 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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Elsewhere, fellow chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices and Club holding Broadcom were solidly higher, as earnings from the likes of Cadence Design Systems cast a positive due on the broader AI trade.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
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Corporations can make political donations via political action committees, or PACs, or by having executives and employees make contributions in their personal capacities, according to Mark Jones, a political science fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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