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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 Episode 1 chronicles the arrest of Jamie at his family’s home, his transport to the police station, his meeting with a public solicitor and interrogation by the detectives, while Episode 2 finds Luke and Misha questioning seeking information at Jaime’s school. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Cuff founded Cuff Roberts, another solicitors’ firm, in 1894. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Like the volunteer leadership, fundraising staff members will have built strong relationships with donors and fellow solicitors. 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 See All Example Sentences for solicitor
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Noun
  • Newsweek has contacted the petitioner's counsel for comment via email.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • The election boards issued a report on June 30 stating the petitioners had reached that threshold.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 11 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Then, the nodes return that content to the requester by retracing the same path [green arrows].
    Glenn Edens, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2017
Noun
  • The myth of the siren has captivated storytellers for millennia.
    Kalie Cassidy July 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
  • Milwaukee's entire siren system is comprised of sirens made by ASC, and at one point, the county had several hundred sirens, Dondajeski said.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025

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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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