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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
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.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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, 8 Dec. 2025
Police also reportedly met with a solicitor Tuesday, just hours before he was set to speak to the media about the fire.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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, 8 Dec. 2025
Police also reportedly met with a solicitor Tuesday, just hours before he was set to speak to the media about the fire.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 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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Crystal Grove plans also received backlash from residents when petitioners in March appeared before city officials and received approval for the annexation of 112-acre parcels known as 13209, 13232 and 13420 Delaware Street.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The petitioner in the case, Okello Chatrie, was indicted on charges related to an armed robbery of a Virginia credit union in 2019 and wants key cellphone location evidence against him thrown out.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 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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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
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Antinous later shocked the other suitors by insulting and assaulting with a footstool an elderly beggar who had spoken to him in the palace hall.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Mar. 2026
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Control of the criminal term was ceded to the race-baiters and radical left in an act of political mollification.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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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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In Lexington, a school employee was caught discussing whether production costs could be inflated in hopes that a requester would give up.—
Paul Diego Craney,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Under the bill, police would only release footage if the requester shows up in person with a notarized statement.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Air raid sirens sounded multiple times in border communities in northern Israel on Thursday, too.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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