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as in boyfriend
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 solicitor
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 suitor
What happened to Melanie’s husband-to-be and her four previous suitors that all vanished?
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Most historians believe Gunness would first poison her suitors, then finish them with an ax or by bludgeoning — afterward dismembering the corpses and burying what remained.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Goldens, as they're affectionately called, were so popular that many fan-favorite suitors appeared on the latest season of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
That bride still has many suitors, waving billion-dollar checks at her.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Most historians believe Gunness would first poison her suitors, then finish them with an ax or by bludgeoning — afterward dismembering the corpses and burying what remained.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The Goldens, as they're affectionately called, were so popular that many fan-favorite suitors appeared on the latest season of Bachelor in Paradise.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
That bride still has many suitors, waving billion-dollar checks at her.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitor
Noun
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Hudson has been in regular attendance at UNC's games this season as her boyfriend leads the Tar Heels' coaching efforts.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former journalist reportedly set her friend Katy Perry up with Justin Trudeau after the singer broke up with her longtime boyfriend Orlando Bloom.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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His solicitor informed the judge there would be no application for bail at this stage, and that an Arabic interpreter had been booked to assist him during the proceedings, The Irish Times reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The solicitor said key forensic evidence remains pending, writing that most of Dickey’s 40 prior arrests occurred outside his jurisdiction.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Art lovers can spend an afternoon at Museo Frida Kahlo or Museo Jumex, both essential stops for a dose of local culture.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Doing so might cost the officer who Kyle shot to expose the many misdeeds of the Kingstown Police Department, if Mike can’t effectively get State Attorney, and former lover, Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) to drop the charges against his brother.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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So far, the ruling is only binding for the five petitioner cities.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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The judges also questioned if Louisiana would have been the proper venue for this case, arguing that habeas petitions filed in a proper location cannot just move around the country wherever the petitioner is moved.—
Ely Brown,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us.—
Teju Cole,
New York Times,
12 Sep. 2023
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Like other Te Deums, the work is both laudatory and suppliant, petitioning the divine for continued mercy.—
Hannah Edgar,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Aug. 2021
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Byman co-authored the study with Riley McCabe, an associate fellow in the same program.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the mistrust of immigration enforcement can be dangerous for both suspects and officers, said Johnson, the senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Suitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitor. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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