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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
Top-tier sports rights have become increasingly difficult to acquire in the U.S. as the biggest tech companies in the world—from Apple and Amazon to Google’s YouTube—became regular suitors.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ben Chaplin is believable as her lone suitor Morris Townsend, and Albert Finney’s take on Dr. Sloper’s abusiveness stings; Maggie Smith is on hand but underutilized as frivolous Aunt Lavinia.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The Australian combo guard still isn’t much of a three-point shooter, but his game-wrecking potential on defense should still earn him a hefty payday, whether from the Hawks or another free-agent suitor in 2026.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Skydance announced its merger proposal in July 2024, prevailing over multiple suitors, in part because of its long relationship with Paramount as a co-finance partner.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Ben Chaplin is believable as her lone suitor Morris Townsend, and Albert Finney’s take on Dr. Sloper’s abusiveness stings; Maggie Smith is on hand but underutilized as frivolous Aunt Lavinia.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The Australian combo guard still isn’t much of a three-point shooter, but his game-wrecking potential on defense should still earn him a hefty payday, whether from the Hawks or another free-agent suitor in 2026.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Skydance announced its merger proposal in July 2024, prevailing over multiple suitors, in part because of its long relationship with Paramount as a co-finance partner.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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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,
24 Aug. 2025
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix documentary) Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a Michigan teen and her boyfriend.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati’s city solicitor’s office is handling the disorderly conduct case against him – a decision that some have called politically motivated and intended to appease the concerns of the Black community.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kober has previously alleged the city solicitor's office ordered officers to file the charge against the man after calls from local Black leaders.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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Want to learn more about this space-saving audio system aimed directly at record lovers?—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Embrace the bizarre in mid-Michigan Mystery lovers, get ready for a lineup of everything weird and paranormal in mid-Michigan's downtown Charlotte.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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The petitioner, Brian Tingley, stands on one side of the divide.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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If the city council approves the rezoning request, the petitioners will then need to have their site plans approved before the project can proceed.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Mascherano’s men rebounded from a forgettable spring slump during which the team had one win, two ties and five losses in eight games.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Chaturvedi said the Clemson study could illuminate the backstory behind a mysterious case, published in a 2020 article, in which high arsenic levels in well water at a man’s weekend cottage (the location was undisclosed) caused his vision to deteriorate in both eyes.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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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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Dillon Gabriel, a fellow rookie, is expected to be placed ahead of Sanders as well.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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But July saw the lowest grain exports for that month since 2008, according to Peter Frankopan, associate fellow on Russia and Eurasia at International Institute for Strategic Studies, who attributed it to intensifying climate volatility.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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