Synonyms
Examples of supplicant in a Sentence
Noun
the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors
Adjective
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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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Instead, surrounded by supplicants, Xi could persuade himself that a war for Taiwan would be fast.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2023
Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
Speakers seemed alternately angry and supplicant, aware, at some level, their efforts probably won’t work.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
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Noun
Or, scarier still, from complete GOP control of Washington, with Trump in the White House, his supplicants running Congress and a pliant Supreme Court dismantling any guardrails keeping a vengeance-minded president in check.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Instead, surrounded by supplicants, Xi could persuade himself that a war for Taiwan would be fast.
—Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2023
Adjective
For the first time in years, Xi appeared to have successfully positioned the United States as supplicant in the bilateral relationship.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
Speakers seemed alternately angry and supplicant, aware, at some level, their efforts probably won’t work.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
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“Supplicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplicant. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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