as in prayerful
asking humbly
a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve
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as in begging
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as in interviewing
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
solicited several opinions about which job he should accept
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2
as in requesting
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in asking
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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as in petitioning
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?
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Recent Examples of soliciting
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Quiroz, who gave birth to the couple’s second child, Emiliano, last year, grew worried when Manzo began calling out politicians, including a former Michoacán governor whose brother, another politician, went on the run after being investigated for soliciting bribes from a cartel.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office first charged Eichorn with soliciting prostitution from a minor over the age of 16.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
This meant soliciting memories and advice from the signers of the Declaration, only three of whom were still alive.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
Ron always enjoyed lending a 'guiding' hand on projects with all of his kids, soliciting the best advice.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But administration officials have begun actively soliciting help while toning down their language.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Omotoya faces a charge of soliciting prostitution and Arbuthnot faces charges of organized criminal activity, according to jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
His pursuit of Epstein came several years after the shady money manager pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting a minor for prostitution and served a 13-month jail term.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Noun
The man who was shot was possibly under the influence, according to the person who reported the soliciting.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Truist is seeking compensatory damages, an injunction against further soliciting and hiring of its employees, and attorney fees.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
As the House Minority Leader, Jeffries has spent much of the past eighteen months hopscotching across blue America’s high-income Zip Codes, soliciting campaign contributions in Palo Alto and Palm Desert, Martha’s Vineyard and Greenwich.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Quiroz, who gave birth to the couple’s second child, Emiliano, last year, grew worried when Manzo began calling out politicians, including a former Michoacán governor whose brother, another politician, went on the run after being investigated for soliciting bribes from a cartel.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office first charged Eichorn with soliciting prostitution from a minor over the age of 16.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
This meant soliciting memories and advice from the signers of the Declaration, only three of whom were still alive.
—Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 14 May 2026
Ron always enjoyed lending a 'guiding' hand on projects with all of his kids, soliciting the best advice.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
But administration officials have begun actively soliciting help while toning down their language.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Omotoya faces a charge of soliciting prostitution and Arbuthnot faces charges of organized criminal activity, according to jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
His pursuit of Epstein came several years after the shady money manager pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting a minor for prostitution and served a 13-month jail term.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliciting
Adjective
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But this time, his begging sounds like more than an empty come-on.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Investigators are now in the process of interviewing family members and others connected to the case, Salame said.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Trooper Rich Matas remembers interviewing Hopkins the day of Janet's murder.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The board also approved a resolution requesting a deeper analysis into the design of the project and how transportation could be improved in the region.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Denver City Council is asking similar questions.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Then, last year, at a July meeting of the district’s school board, Junez and a handful of other students came before district leadership, once again asking them to institute a boys volleyball team.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Last year, she was also impeached by the House but survived by successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to declare the impeachment bid unconstitutional on a technicality.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The city is petitioning a Tarrant County court to place the Mary Elizabeth Apartments into receivership over unpaid water bills and code violations.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
Verb
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By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post Deeply savory foods have a magnetic pull for me, luring me in like no sweet possibly could.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Promising rebates of up to 40% on an infamously expensive art form, tax incentives for film and television production — now offered by nearly four dozen countries — have been instrumental in luring the industry from its traditional capital in Los Angeles to locations around the globe.—
Leila Berger,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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She has now been transferred to a hospital in Tehran for treatment, her lawyer Mostafa Nili posted on X on Sunday, after days of pleading by her family and others.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Bahm, who was on a call with 911 pleading for help, was also fatally stabbed after Fahim pushed through the door while Bahm was still on the call.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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“Soliciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliciting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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