as in supplicants
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
didn't like being in the position of a suppliant, having to ask her parents to help her pay the rent on her apartment
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The panel concluded that the petitioners were likely to succeed on the merits, would face irreparable harm if deported, and that the balance of equities favored preserving their right to judicial review.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The petitioners are challenging a ban on assault weapons, including the AR-15, in Cook County, where the city of Chicago is located.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 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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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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Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White was on the verge of a move to Tottenham in July, but, to the surprise of many (particularly his suitors in North London), he was eventually persuaded to sign a new contract.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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There will be other suitors, but the Red Sox should be seen as the favorites for Bregman.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Suppliants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppliants. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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