Thesaurus results for SUITORS

suitors

noun

plural of suitor

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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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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 suitors The Heat are on a shortlist of suitors for James, 41, who turned a free agent 23 days ago. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 In Nolan and Hathaway’s interpretation, Penelope is a more calculating power player, keeping at bay the wolfish suitors who show up hoping to take Odysseus’ place and working the angles to preserve her son’s chance of assuming the throne. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026 Amid the scramble of suitors eager to acquire Kerr after her tenure at Chelsea drew to a close, Gotham came out on top, announcing her signing on June 17. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Transgressions against xenia were committed in Ithaca during Odysseus’s absence by the 108 suitors of his wife, Penelope. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 Father and son then begin plotting together to take back the palace from the suitors. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Visa or Mastercard could be natural suitors given their focus on digital identity and fraud prevention. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Penelope remains faithful and rules Ithaca in his absence, cunningly stalling her suitors. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Penelope and her suitors, Odysseus and Polyphemus, and Odysseus and Circe all illustrate different facets of xenia. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

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As with Yarmosky, Holmes seemed to be having fun with these boyfriends, according to The Cut.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
The singer and Gomez met through their respective ex-boyfriends, Joe and Nick Jonas, in 2008.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026

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In the early 1970s, in the midst of an oil crisis, my father ran a solicitors' firm.

— Rupert Lee-Browne, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
But the long-running saga involving the scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors took an unexpected turn this week when the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 May 2026

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This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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The petitioners and protesters are calling on the YMCA to pause the sale, explore alternatives that keep the branch open and hold public forums before making a final decision.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Under the Independence City Charter, petitioners had a grace period of 10 days to submit additional signatures and clear any other errors.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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At the time of their excavation during the late 19th century, archaeologists found weapons including bows and arrows that were traditionally associated with men.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Both men were taken into custody without incident, the release said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

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Instead, Paulie’s trusted lieutenants move from person to person, talking with various would-be partners and supplicants, and then go back and whisper in Paulie’s ear.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
More than anything, in the halo headpieces that are her signature accessory, Mary recalls a medieval religious icon, the Holy Virgin as fictional diva, touching down on stages in major markets to be adored by seas of light-waving supplicants.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026

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