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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
Ament, 18, will soon begin his freshman season for the Tennessee Volunteers after turning down a multitude of suitors.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The film, led by three movie stars in Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, follows a New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with a wealthy suitor and her ex boyfriend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Even if Paramount Skydance is not a suitor, ITV has unofficially been on sale for many months — and its future was referenced on-stage.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
But unlike some other suitors, Walden didn’t guarantee Nelson the starting job, nor could the Miners afford to match other financial offers.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The film, led by three movie stars in Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, follows a New York City matchmaker who finds herself in a love triangle with a wealthy suitor and her ex boyfriend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Even if Paramount Skydance is not a suitor, ITV has unofficially been on sale for many months — and its future was referenced on-stage.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
But unlike some other suitors, Walden didn’t guarantee Nelson the starting job, nor could the Miners afford to match other financial offers.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
Noun
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Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trujillo ultimately met with her boyfriend, Aburto Guzman, outside a few blocks away from the school, according to court documents.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unauthorized vendors or solicitors of any kind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Quilter told the inquest that the couple had made arrangements before their deaths, the RTE reported, while the Times noted that Tony and Phyllis med with their solicitor, Vincent Coakley, in order to make a will days before their bodies were found.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
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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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In May, recall petitioners submitted 10,500 valid signatures to qualify the initiative for Tuesday’s ballot.—
Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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In order to get the PPO, the petitioner must provide proof that the other party might physically hurt, threaten or stalk them.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additional agents, including a Border Patrol emergency medical technician, arrived on scene to assist with the rescue operation and stabilize the injured man, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 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
Noun
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Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project and a visiting fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, responded to the post with a single sentence on Shakur’s history.—
Rachel Wolf , Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The move, which was announced at the end of June, fell apart weeks ago after fellow Denver travel company Exclusive Resorts submitted an offer to acquire Inspirato earlier this month.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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