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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
His wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, struggle to maintain order back home, where a handful of suitors compete for Penelope's affection, under the assumption that Odysseus is dead.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
His wife, Penelope, is fending off a horde of obnoxious suitors trying to take his throne, while their son, Telemachus, grows up wondering if his father is still alive.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Twenty years later, Elizabeth is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time, is accompanied by James, a suitor her Aunt Maysilee is keen for her to wed.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Both suitors also are likely to invite a high degree of scrutiny from regulators.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
His wife, Penelope, is fending off a horde of obnoxious suitors trying to take his throne, while their son, Telemachus, grows up wondering if his father is still alive.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Twenty years later, Elizabeth is spending Christmas at Biltmore and this time, is accompanied by James, a suitor her Aunt Maysilee is keen for her to wed.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
Both suitors also are likely to invite a high degree of scrutiny from regulators.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at her apartment in the Houston suburb of Tomball.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rounding out the season one cast were Eddie Mekka as Shirley’s sometimes-boyfriend Carmine Ragusa, and Phil Foster as Laverne’s father, Frank DeFazio, who ran the local hangout, the Pizza Bowl.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s according to Robert Anderson, a legal expert and visiting professor at Harvard Law who served as solicitor of the Interior during the Biden administration.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the summer of 1898, when Ken left Westminster School for a solicitor’s office in Weymouth, Alan, without his brothers or his mother, went on holiday with his father.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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The gleaming, cool tones of silver add a timeless aesthetic that brings back fond memories for antique lovers.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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The 68th annual Grammys are kicking off the month of love, and all the lovers and haters are tuning in.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 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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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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District Attorney Spencer Merriweather on Monday also asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate the petitioners’ claims, including looking into whether McFadden committed any crime.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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The full scope of the petitioners’ politics is unknown).—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jan. 2026
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Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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Warsh, a former bank executive, served as a member of the Federal Board of Governors between 2006 and 2011 and is now a fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Maybe, but my mind kept hot-air-ballooning away to my fellow-cultists, who were facing their own spiritual co-op boards.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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