as in solicitors
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the lottery winner was beset by a horde of petitioners, all of whom thought that they were most deserving of his charity
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Recent Examples of petitioners
The Union-Tribune reviewed dozens of San Diego federal judges’ opinions on these cases and found that the district court has, the vast majority of the time, either ordered ICE detention centers to immediately release the petitioners or ordered immigration courts to give them a bond hearing.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
By sanctioning an unlawful deal, the government has created a legal impediment to petitioners' financial recovery.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last year, about one-third of petitioners were successful.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Senate Bill 223 would give petitioners more time to gather fewer signatures to refer school district opt-outs to a vote.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Feb. 2026
Before the deadline, petitioners and lawmakers could come up with a compromise.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
In accordance with the village’s Affordable Housing Ordinance, 5% of the development’s total units (4 total units for this development plan) must qualify as affordable housing, or petitioners may pay a $100,000 per unit (or $400,000 in total) fee-in-lieu of onsite affordable units.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman sided with the Democratic petitioners in January.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
An effort to petition the rezoning to a public vote failed when petitioners failed to gather enough signatures.
—Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 12 Feb. 2026
Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
By sanctioning an unlawful deal, the government has created a legal impediment to petitioners' financial recovery.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last year, about one-third of petitioners were successful.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Senate Bill 223 would give petitioners more time to gather fewer signatures to refer school district opt-outs to a vote.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Feb. 2026
Before the deadline, petitioners and lawmakers could come up with a compromise.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
In accordance with the village’s Affordable Housing Ordinance, 5% of the development’s total units (4 total units for this development plan) must qualify as affordable housing, or petitioners may pay a $100,000 per unit (or $400,000 in total) fee-in-lieu of onsite affordable units.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman sided with the Democratic petitioners in January.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
An effort to petition the rezoning to a public vote failed when petitioners failed to gather enough signatures.
—Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petitioners
Noun
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Three generations served as solicitors on the state’s 14th Circuit, while maintaining a lucrative private law practice in Hampton County.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Nov. 2025
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That clarification will take the form of a deposition, which is expected to take place in front of British solicitors in December or early 2026.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Carney has transformed into a de facto spokesman for those middle powers, none of which want to turn into supplicants or get caught with their pants down between two superpowers, such as the United States and China, that are increasingly using coercion as a method of statecraft.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even Putin, not known for sparing the blushes of supplicants, seems embarrassed on Erdogan’s behalf.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Petitioners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petitioners. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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