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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
Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Besides, that bride still has many suitors, waving billion-dollar checks at her.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
The Goldens, as they're affectionately called, were so popular that many fan-favorite suitors appeared on the latest season of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
At the start of the novel none of the Bennet girls are married or have suitors.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Besides, that bride still has many suitors, waving billion-dollar checks at her.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
The Goldens, as they're affectionately called, were so popular that many fan-favorite suitors appeared on the latest season of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
At the start of the novel none of the Bennet girls are married or have suitors.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
Noun
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The artist and politician started dating after Perry was freshly single from her split from longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Then, Jenner's boyfriend, actor Timothée Chalamet, also made a big change with a dramatic buzz cut.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
13 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
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Unauthorized vendors or solicitors of any kind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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The petitioners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cam lay on the floor with his eyes shut in concentration as a man wearing a floral neckerchief tied around his forehead, Rambo-style, attempted to rip Cam’s foot off his body.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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The two men pleaded not guilty and the judge set bail at $500 for Bowers and $1,000 for Cantwell, and both were seen fist-bumping after learning the bail amount, CBS News reported.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 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
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Naomi Zewde, a fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, told ABC News that working low-income families and adults will be affected if the ACA subsidies are not approved.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lyle, Nickerson and fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco are all executive producers on the series.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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