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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
Meanwhile, a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James burned, pined, and perished for Kat's sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) — but was only allowed to date her if Kat found a suitor.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Bravo’s Love Hotel is set at the Grand Velas Boutique Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico, which provides a luxurious backdrop for the eight-episode reality dating show where the ladies mix and mingle with a pool of successful suitors ready to sweep them off their feet.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Chelsea have been monitoring him, Newcastle United have also been linked, and in recent weeks the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona have been reported as interested suitors.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Currently, there are three teams listed as potential suitors for Robert Jr.: Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Bravo’s Love Hotel is set at the Grand Velas Boutique Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico, which provides a luxurious backdrop for the eight-episode reality dating show where the ladies mix and mingle with a pool of successful suitors ready to sweep them off their feet.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Chelsea have been monitoring him, Newcastle United have also been linked, and in recent weeks the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona have been reported as interested suitors.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Currently, there are three teams listed as potential suitors for Robert Jr.: Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
Noun
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Chelsea, of course, met a sad fate along with her much-older boyfriend, Rick (Walton Goggins) in The White Lotus Season 3 finale a week ago.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her niece’s boyfriend, twenty-two-year-old Jacob Miranda, had also died there, of a fentanyl overdose.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 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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Born and raised in Hong Kong, Yeung studied law in the UK and worked as a solicitor before making two mostly English-language films, Cut Sleeve Boys (2006) and Front Cover (2015).—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Cabot Creamery butter lovers may want to check their fridges following a recent recall.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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E-book lovers can also get the Kindle edition of The Handmaid’s Tale for free with a Kindle Unlimited membership; learn more here.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 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
Noun
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Mike Jabo, Porter County’s director of planning and stormwater management, has said the petitioner requested placement on Wednesday’s Plan Commission agenda, but the staff didn’t place it there.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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In August 2023, a judgment was entered against Kelly totaling $10.3 million, which was to be paid to the petitioners, the court filing states.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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For some reason, the wife has decided to stay with this man.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The nonprofit ended up purchasing a two-bedroom home in San Diego’s El Cerrito neighborhood, and two men moved in Tuesday.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 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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There had been little pushback from regional powers such as Australia and New Zealand, said Cleo Paskal, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C., who testified to Congress this year on U.S. national interests in the Pacific.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, an immigrant advocacy group, said on social media the decision on Khalil’s application for relief from removal – whether granted or denied – will likely end up before the Board of Immigration Appeals.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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