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as in seducers
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
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as in petitioners
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
even a billionaire doesn't have the wherewithal to grant the wish of every deserving solicitor who comes his way
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Recent Examples of solicitors
Three generations served as solicitors on the state’s 14th Circuit, while maintaining a lucrative private law practice in Hampton County.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
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
Unauthorized vendors or solicitors of any kind.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware emails offering winnings from a sweepstakes that no one ever entered.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
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
Unauthorized vendors or solicitors of any kind.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware emails offering winnings from a sweepstakes that no one ever entered.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitors
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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.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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By sanctioning an unlawful deal, the government has created a legal impediment to petitioners' financial recovery.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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Rage baiters, in short, reflect the dark side of the attention economy.—
Roger J. Kreuz,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
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Judging by the public reaction, this was only the endgame for the royal race-baiters.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Air sirens repeatedly alerted the residents of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to seek shelter.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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As air‑raid sirens sound across Israeli cities, warning civilians to take shelter, Palestinian communities in the West Bank have nowhere to go.—
Fadwa Hodali,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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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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“Solicitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitors. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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