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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
Zaslav, of course, is eager to pit rival suitors against each other to get a maximum dollar figure for WBD, either as a whole or in pieces.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
After throwing a Kelly Taylor–style curveball by choosing herself (well, choosing her memories of and love for Johnny, anyway) rather than either of her two finalist suitors in the finale, Raquel has set herself up for a lucrative ongoing career.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
What happened to Melanie’s husband-to-be and her four previous suitors that all vanished?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair had an undeniable connection that led to Crawley rejecting the rest of her suitors in favor of getting to know Moss better; an emergency call to jeweler Neil Lane and a heartfelt proposal followed.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
After throwing a Kelly Taylor–style curveball by choosing herself (well, choosing her memories of and love for Johnny, anyway) rather than either of her two finalist suitors in the finale, Raquel has set herself up for a lucrative ongoing career.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
What happened to Melanie’s husband-to-be and her four previous suitors that all vanished?
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair had an undeniable connection that led to Crawley rejecting the rest of her suitors in favor of getting to know Moss better; an emergency call to jeweler Neil Lane and a heartfelt proposal followed.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
Noun
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Back inside, her boyfriend let the dogs out of their crates and brought tea and Diet Cokes for us.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The following year, Nelson followed her boyfriend to Mississippi for his standout season at Ole Miss, before the pair started focusing their sights on the upcoming NFL draft.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Letterboxd is a social-media platform dedicated to film lovers, allowing users to log movies, review them, create lists, and follow other cinephiles.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The show’s second season, based on Mona Kasten’s book Save You, follows the first installment, which found James Beaufort (Damien Hardung) and Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) go from enemies to lovers as the both worked hard to get into Oxford.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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So far, the ruling is only binding for the five petitioner cities.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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The judges also questioned if Louisiana would have been the proper venue for this case, arguing that habeas petitions filed in a proper location cannot just move around the country wherever the petitioner is moved.—
Ely Brown,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who was caught on camera touching and attempting to kiss her during a public appearance on Tuesday.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 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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Sacramento native Jayden Teat scored 19 points, and fellow guards Mikey Williams and Prophet Johnson had 16 and 15 points, respectively, as Sac State moved to 10-0 all-time against Jessup since the series started in 2003.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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No surprise that after a very on-the-level investigation, McInerney found his card-carrying, fellow-traveling comrade to be the most beautiful girl in the world.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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