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as in boyfriends
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 solicitors
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
But unlike some other suitors, Walden didn’t guarantee Nelson the starting job, nor could the Miners afford to match other financial offers.
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Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
More Barratt/Getty Images Knox named the Patriots, along with the Kansas City Chiefs, as prospective trade suitors for 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings this season, should San Francisco decide to cut ties with the fifth-year veteran.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey identified four teams, including the Kings, as potential suitors for Oubre.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse in Pisces bring focus to your expansive ninth house of self-discovery and perspective, sparking deeper conversations with romantic suitors and significant others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Alex’s other potential suitors and his reaction to that confession in the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The $93 million record signing is all the more impressive considering his main suitors all summer were Bayern Munich, which had three bids rejected.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Discussions on potential contracts with NBA suitors ceased just one day before NBA free agency officially kicked off, according to ESPN.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
More Barratt/Getty Images Knox named the Patriots, along with the Kansas City Chiefs, as prospective trade suitors for 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings this season, should San Francisco decide to cut ties with the fifth-year veteran.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey identified four teams, including the Kings, as potential suitors for Oubre.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Saturn retrograde and a total lunar eclipse in Pisces bring focus to your expansive ninth house of self-discovery and perspective, sparking deeper conversations with romantic suitors and significant others.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Alex’s other potential suitors and his reaction to that confession in the finale.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
The $93 million record signing is all the more impressive considering his main suitors all summer were Bayern Munich, which had three bids rejected.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Discussions on potential contracts with NBA suitors ceased just one day before NBA free agency officially kicked off, according to ESPN.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitors
Noun
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Let bisexuals hold hands and talk to their little gay boyfriends on the phone under the covers.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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The Wichita Falls City Council passed a rule allowing the moving of kids' books to the adults' section if at least 300 petitioners asked the library.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The debate over a data center campus proposed for Naperville unfolded at Wednesday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, where petitioners made their pitch for approval while residents pushed back against the project.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The collection features hoodies, tees, jackets, and hats, all combining NFL branding with BXR aesthetics, making for something that appeals both to sports super‑fans and streetwear lovers alike.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the beauty of New Orleans proper was found in its colorful variety of humans—the loons and cons, the beggars and peddlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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At best, the rulers who met in Doha on Monday act as supplicants, relying on the whims of a unpredictable US president to intercede with Israel’s leader.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Suitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitors. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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