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as in seducer
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire
money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
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as in petitioner
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
even a billionaire doesn't have the wherewithal to grant the wish of every deserving solicitor who comes his way
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Recent Examples of solicitor
Like the volunteer leadership, fundraising staff members will have built strong relationships with donors and fellow solicitors.
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Victoria Burkhart, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
When the society failed during wartime to raise enough funds, solicitor Thomas Edward Carpenter stepped in to buy the cottage as a memorial to his son killed in action.
—Natalie Jenner
may 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
Timothy Hauser, then an associate solicitor at the Labor Department, was one of the attorneys who signed the brief.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
Volunteers and paid solicitors alike must be Florida residents, for which there’s no valid reason.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Victoria Burkhart, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
When the society failed during wartime to raise enough funds, solicitor Thomas Edward Carpenter stepped in to buy the cottage as a memorial to his son killed in action.
—Natalie Jenner
may 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
Timothy Hauser, then an associate solicitor at the Labor Department, was one of the attorneys who signed the brief.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
Volunteers and paid solicitors alike must be Florida residents, for which there’s no valid reason.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitor
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The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If not for our conclusion that jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of Virginia, that deliberate choice would have deprived the petitioner of any meaningful opportunity to contest his detention prior to removal to a distant jurisdiction.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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The men live with a group of single women, known as the temptresses, while the women move in with a group of single men, dubbed the tempters.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
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Asking the requester to prioritize the new task may prompt them to reconsider who should take it on.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Then, the nodes return that content to the requester by retracing the same path [green arrows].—
Glenn Edens,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Mar. 2017
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Think '90s supermodels, '60s sirens or even your nan getting her weekly wash and set.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
12 July 2025
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But as floodwaters rose rapidly on the Guadalupe River in the early hours of July 4, there was no outdoor siren or warning alarm to alert people to the danger.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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