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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
The Maple Leafs had emerged in recent days as a top suitor.
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Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Gaethje will have no shortage of suitors and Topuria is likely to receive a few callouts now that his aura of invincibility has been compromised.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then, at the 2023 trade deadline, the Heat again were linked to Irving, when the Heat again were listed as suitors, with Irving instead sent by the Nets to the Dallas Mavericks.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
United face the same challenge in finding suitors for Onana.
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David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Gaethje will have no shortage of suitors and Topuria is likely to receive a few callouts now that his aura of invincibility has been compromised.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then, at the 2023 trade deadline, the Heat again were linked to Irving, when the Heat again were listed as suitors, with Irving instead sent by the Nets to the Dallas Mavericks.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
United face the same challenge in finding suitors for Onana.
—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for suitor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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The crash that killed Shirilla's boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan, as well as the resulting trial that ended in her conviction, are explored in the recent documentary, The Crash.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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There are also entertaining recollections of how Cameron joined the band (after Thayil saved him from a Scientologist solicitor) and how Shepherd was especially coveted by Cornell because the bassist was from Bainbridge, Washington, just like Cornell’s beloved roommate Andy Wood.
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Review your shareholder agreement with a corporate solicitor.
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Itineraries guide food-lovers to Breyðvirkið, the Faroe Islands’ sole artisanal sourdough bakery, renowned for its exceptional coffee and its ‘BMO’ (bolle med ost), a classic Scandinavian breakfast of a fresh sourdough bun with butter and cheese.
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These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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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.
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
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Clifford Winston, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies program, says the summer travel season is typically always one of higher demand, and that hasn’t changed, despite the elevated prices due to the fallout of the Iran war.
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Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus and a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
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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.
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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