as in plea
an earnest request
the mail is always full of solicitations from worthy causes
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Recent Examples of solicitation
Adelson was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation in the killing of Daniel Markel over a decade ago.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Florida jurors found the 75-year-old guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s also charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit first-degree murder for Markel’s death.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The new restaurants and shops were chosen after a public solicitation for proposals.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Florida jurors found the 75-year-old guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s also charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit first-degree murder for Markel’s death.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The new restaurants and shops were chosen after a public solicitation for proposals.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitation
Noun
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The Black Album, Drake’s Take Care, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, and, notably, Gunna’s DS4Ever, despite their public falling out following Gunna’s plea deal in the YSL RICO case.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Unlike most people facing these charges in Alabama’s 19th Circuit Court, this defendant was not offered a plea deal for a lesser charge.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Buccaneers, which mixes soapy costume drama with Taylor Swift songs, has been well reviewed by critics (72% Rotten Tomatoes average) and has developed a devoted following but has not broken out the way some of Apple TV+’s broad-appeal hits have.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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The previous day, Mamdani had been in Bay Ridge, Kensington, and Jamaica—home to large Muslim communities in Brooklyn and Queens—for Eid prayers, addressing some twenty-five thousand people.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association (PSTA) thanked the troopers for their bravery and asked for prayers for them and their families.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The discharge petition under Massie, however, is a different story.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jones asked the Supreme Court to review the case in a petition for a filed last month.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Solicitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitation. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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