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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In California, petitioners must be at least 18 years old to file; otherwise, a petition may be filed on their behalf by a parent, near relative, or guardian.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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The War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 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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