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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
Remarkable for her constancy and intelligence, Penelope devises delay tactics to discourage 108 aggressive suitors during Odysseus’s 20-year absence.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
In The Other Bennet Sister’s version of Regency England, not one but two suitors end up emerging from a lake in clingy wet shirts, though the heroine is not as effortlessly winsome as the subjects of other Austen adaptations tend to be.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The three suitors most often linked to James all can make an appealing case to James, but all have financial limitations.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Many of them will be looking to show off their skills to potential suitors, while others will be seeking to justify their lofty reputations.
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Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But Shepard wasn’t done putting Bell or her suitors on blast quite yet.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Now is his chance to test the waters and find out if any suitors will approach him with an offer sheet.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
There’s been a lot of buzz on Pugachyov, and the Blues are among the top suitors for arguably the premier power forward in the draft.
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Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The Boston Celtics and Heat gained steam as the leading suitors in the Giannis sweepstakes on the eve of the NBA Draft.
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Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
In The Other Bennet Sister’s version of Regency England, not one but two suitors end up emerging from a lake in clingy wet shirts, though the heroine is not as effortlessly winsome as the subjects of other Austen adaptations tend to be.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The three suitors most often linked to James all can make an appealing case to James, but all have financial limitations.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Many of them will be looking to show off their skills to potential suitors, while others will be seeking to justify their lofty reputations.
—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
But Shepard wasn’t done putting Bell or her suitors on blast quite yet.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Now is his chance to test the waters and find out if any suitors will approach him with an offer sheet.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
There’s been a lot of buzz on Pugachyov, and the Blues are among the top suitors for arguably the premier power forward in the draft.
—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The Boston Celtics and Heat gained steam as the leading suitors in the Giannis sweepstakes on the eve of the NBA Draft.
—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitors
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By the 1990s, the rule book was hundreds of pages long, with lines as specific as which fork to use at dinner and directives to not speak about boyfriends in front of fans, according to Texas Monthly's podcast America's Girls.
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By the time of Spencer’s conviction, arrests and prosecutions of such cases had nearly doubled and judges would no longer routinely grant bail to husbands or boyfriends who have been arrested.
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In the early 1970s, in the midst of an oil crisis, my father ran a solicitors' firm.
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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.
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Wine lovers should consider hitting some stops on the Great River Road Wine Trail, especially Danzinger Vineyards on the bluff in Alma.
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The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.
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The petitioners argued that Kenya’s healthcare system is already overstretched and may be unable to manage foreign Ebola patients safely.
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
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Between the romantic fantasy of Anna and her two swains, the swoony Tuscan locales bathed in creamy golden light, and the tomatoes, You, Me & Tuscany delivers everything its title promises.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.
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America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
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The Royals finished 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position (RISP) Thursday and left five men on base.
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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.
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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.
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“Suitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitors. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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