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- hated having to go before his boss like a supplicant beggar whenever he needed some time off to attend to personal matters
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- the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors
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The Words of the Week - 3/27/20
The Words of the Week - 3/27/20
Some of the words that defined the week of March 27, 2020
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“Supplicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicant. Accessed 30 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of supplicant was in the 15th century
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