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as in boyfriend
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
my sister finally married her suitor of six years on Sunday
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as in solicitor
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
the inventor had several suitors for his patent, but he wasn't interested in dealing with a big company
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Recent Examples of suitor
What prospective suitor for Rodgers’ services wouldn’t be thrilled at the prospect of a whole new season of therapy sessions on Pat McAfee’s show?
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Lawrence gets a promotion, Rita a reunion, and Serena a suitor.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Allen Good Director of equity research at Morningstar Quilter Cheviot’s Carulli named Chevron as a potential suitor for BP, particularly if the U.S. energy giant’s pursuit of Hess falls through.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Nadel wasn’t the first author to approach Crumb about a biography, but earlier suitors came from broadly traditional culture-writing backgrounds, whereas Nadel had developed a deep knowledge of comics as both a writer and a curator.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Lawrence gets a promotion, Rita a reunion, and Serena a suitor.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Allen Good Director of equity research at Morningstar Quilter Cheviot’s Carulli named Chevron as a potential suitor for BP, particularly if the U.S. energy giant’s pursuit of Hess falls through.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Nadel wasn’t the first author to approach Crumb about a biography, but earlier suitors came from broadly traditional culture-writing backgrounds, whereas Nadel had developed a deep knowledge of comics as both a writer and a curator.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
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Her boyfriend, actor Callum Turner, was featured in many of the photos, which also featured them hanging out on the beautiful beaches in Albania.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Along with Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine costar Hugh Jackman, the friends have been spotted together on numerous occasions, including at NFL games in support of Swift's boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Her baby was deceased on the bed, the solicitor’s office said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cascada’s rendition replaces Reilly’s yearning with decidedly more bombast, but the ecstatic feeling of connecting with a lover – whether on an elevator, dancefloor or basketball court – remains at the center.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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Beverly ends up doing something he’s not done before — falling deeply for one of their patients/lovers, actress Claire (Geneviève Bujold).—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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Hendrix further noted that the petitioners had previously been instructed to file all requests in writing and had not demonstrated any legal basis for bypassing those rules.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the petitioner's attorney, LeRoy George Siddell, and the Department of Justice via email for comment.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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Travis is a senior fellow at the Columbia University Justice Lab and president emeritus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.—
Stanley Richards,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Reflecting on the board's broader influence, Henry Aaron, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former board chair, told Reuters that while the board has produced valuable research, its effectiveness has often been limited by the need to secure bipartisan consensus.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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