as in prayerful
asking humbly
hated having to go before his boss like a supplicant beggar whenever he needed some time off to attend to personal matters
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as in suppliant
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors
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Recent Examples of supplicant
Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
For the Kremlin, the shipment was a propaganda coup: the latest chance to show Mr. Putin’s nation and the globe that the days of Russia as a supplicant on the world stage were long gone.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In his view, Congress should work with, but not be a supplicant to, the executive branch.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Speakers seemed alternately angry and supplicant, aware, at some level, their efforts probably won’t work.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
For the Kremlin, the shipment was a propaganda coup: the latest chance to show Mr. Putin’s nation and the globe that the days of Russia as a supplicant on the world stage were long gone.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2020
Noun
Solis, as chair of the City Council’s Zoning Committee, was happy to funnel supplicants before his panel to the speaker’s firm.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
In his view, Congress should work with, but not be a supplicant to, the executive branch.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplicant
Adjective
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After prayerful reflection and discussion, our team, alongside our Board of Directors, has made the decision to move in a different direction from the band for this year’s festival.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 June 2025
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The conclave is initiated following the death or resignation of a pope and is designed to ensure a prayerful and deliberate decision.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Newsweek has contacted the petitioner's counsel for comment via email.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The election boards issued a report on June 30 stating the petitioners had reached that threshold.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Asking the requester to prioritize the new task may prompt them to reconsider who should take it on.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Then, the nodes return that content to the requester by retracing the same path [green arrows].—
Glenn Edens,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Mar. 2017
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“Supplicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicant. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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