as in prayerful
asking humbly
a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve
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as in begging
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1
as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
solicited several opinions about which job he should accept
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2
as in requesting
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in asking
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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4
as in petitioning
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?
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Recent Examples of soliciting
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.
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Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
2 July 2026
However, the department gave team members no indication that this elimination was being considered, the lawsuit says, and continued recruiting more students for fall 2026 and soliciting donations for the program as late as December.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
This was in the days of dial-up, so the actual process of getting online, finding a chat room and soliciting suggestions took forever.
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Kelly Leonard,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The indictment accused Owens of soliciting and accepting at least $115,000 in cash as well as facilitating more than $80,000 in payments to his alleged co-conspirators, including $50,000 for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's reelection campaign.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Later that day, a major business group asked me which of the myriad pro-democracy groups soliciting their support actually deserve it.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
State officials are soliciting community input about the future of the Aqueduct property in public meetings and surveys.
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Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In 2024, federal prosecutors indicted Adams on charges of bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.
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Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The following month, Hogshead launched a GoFundMe campaign, soliciting $100,000 in donations to help cover the mounting costs of defending the lawsuit.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Noun
The man who was shot was possibly under the influence, according to the person who reported the soliciting.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.
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Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The report accuses the group of funding its programming through opaque and questionable avenues, including soliciting foreign funds, misleading donors and selling access to the president.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
2 July 2026
However, the department gave team members no indication that this elimination was being considered, the lawsuit says, and continued recruiting more students for fall 2026 and soliciting donations for the program as late as December.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
This was in the days of dial-up, so the actual process of getting online, finding a chat room and soliciting suggestions took forever.
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Kelly Leonard,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The indictment accused Owens of soliciting and accepting at least $115,000 in cash as well as facilitating more than $80,000 in payments to his alleged co-conspirators, including $50,000 for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's reelection campaign.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Later that day, a major business group asked me which of the myriad pro-democracy groups soliciting their support actually deserve it.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
28 June 2026
State officials are soliciting community input about the future of the Aqueduct property in public meetings and surveys.
—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In 2024, federal prosecutors indicted Adams on charges of bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.
—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The following month, Hogshead launched a GoFundMe campaign, soliciting $100,000 in donations to help cover the mounting costs of defending the lawsuit.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliciting
Adjective
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Tigua dancers of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo performed a prayerful ceremony traditional before a hunt.
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That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.
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But this time, his begging sounds like more than an empty come-on.
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Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging.
Verb
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Don’t worry about getting a celebrity or interviewing someone famous.
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But her strongest assets were her human instincts, her news judgment, her skilled interviewing techniques and shoe-leather reporting.
Verb
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Other signs of scam communications include requesting money or sensitive information, threatening legal action or arrest or pressuring the victim to take immediate action, a Microsoft spokesperson told the Herald.
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According to the lawsuit, Perdue sent a cease-and-desist letter to Soules on June 9, requesting that the company stopped using the packaging featuring the nuggets and hand gesture.
Verb
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In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
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In 1995, the Atlanta Track Club began seeking design submissions and asking the public to select their favorite.
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However, there's already a group petitioning against the idea of the mall becoming an industrial park.
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Stated differently, Sorsby petitioning the NFL doesn’t mean the NFL will grant the petition.
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Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick.
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Dill can also act as a trap crop, luring hornworms away from tomatoes.
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Friends and teammates had also made a video pleading for more machinery.
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Those health claims are the plaintiffs’, advanced in the pleading.
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“Soliciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliciting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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