as in plea
an earnest request
the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes
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Recent Examples of solicitation
Magbanua and Charlie Adelson both pleaded not guilty but were ultimately convicted of all charges in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and sentenced to life in prison with an additional 60 years for their conspiracy and solicitation convictions.
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Navy confirmed that other companies, including Elbit America and Raytheon, responded to the solicitation.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Darren Munoz, 19, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and criminal solicitation in connection with the deaths of his father Oscar Munoz, 58, and his stepmother Dina, 71, according to the Clovis Police Department.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The federal indictment came over a decade after Epstein in 2008 pleaded guilty in Florida to procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and felony solicitation of prostitution — in a plea deal that has since been criticized as far too lenient.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
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Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
The Navy confirmed that other companies, including Elbit America and Raytheon, responded to the solicitation.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Darren Munoz, 19, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and criminal solicitation in connection with the deaths of his father Oscar Munoz, 58, and his stepmother Dina, 71, according to the Clovis Police Department.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The federal indictment came over a decade after Epstein in 2008 pleaded guilty in Florida to procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and felony solicitation of prostitution — in a plea deal that has since been criticized as far too lenient.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitation
Noun
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Ruppe took a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter and driving while impaired in the death.—
Julia Coin
January 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2018, Luchin was charged with robbing a bank in Orinda and later sentenced to a year in jail through a plea deal.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its distressed geometric pattern gives the rug a vintage appeal, and each of the five neutral colors is sure to match with existing décor.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The high court ruled by a 6-3 margin, granting the federal government’s emergency appeal of the judge’s temporary restraining order freezing the raids as they had been carried out.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hengaw reported that a protest march following Friday prayers had been met with gunfire, wounding several people, according to Reuters.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Still got a tough road ahead so keep the prayers coming.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Bar filed a petition for contempt on April 17, 2024.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Williams then filed a petition to have his sentence recalled.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Solicitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitation. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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