as in requested
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as in interviewed
to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
solicited several opinions about which job he should accept
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as in sought
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in asked
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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as in begged
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for "male enhancement" by shameless appeals to their vanity?
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Recent Examples of solicited
David Hambling, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
He’s often seen as the banker that Washington and global leaders can turn to for advice, solicited or unsolicited.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Public comment from residents should always be solicited even prior to a meeting of the City Council to place such measures on the ballot.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Officials said Chan solicited and accepted more than $750,000 in bribe money for himself and facilitated more than a million dollars in bribes to Huizar from property developers.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
In 2021, after the French government solicited proposals for a slavery memorial and named a short list of artists, an organization that had partnered with (and bankrolled) the project, CM98, insisted that any memorial list the names of 200,000 slaves that France had freed in 1848.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Those agents in turn solicited CAA assistants to help provide confidential information, including client offer letters, scripts, and activity reports, according to the suit.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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In June, the Pentagon Defense Innovation Unit solicited proposals for small nuclear reactors to power bases in the US by 2030.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
He’s often seen as the banker that Washington and global leaders can turn to for advice, solicited or unsolicited.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Public comment from residents should always be solicited even prior to a meeting of the City Council to place such measures on the ballot.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Officials said Chan solicited and accepted more than $750,000 in bribe money for himself and facilitated more than a million dollars in bribes to Huizar from property developers.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
In 2021, after the French government solicited proposals for a slavery memorial and named a short list of artists, an organization that had partnered with (and bankrolled) the project, CM98, insisted that any memorial list the names of 200,000 slaves that France had freed in 1848.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Those agents in turn solicited CAA assistants to help provide confidential information, including client offer letters, scripts, and activity reports, according to the suit.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicited
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The sentence, requested on Tuesday, includes two years under house arrest with electronic monitoring and three years suspended.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both officials requested anonymity to discuss the ongoing internal deliberations.SARAH EL DEEB, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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More than a dozen Republicans asked House Speaker Mike Johnson not to gut incentives in the IRA that are benefitting red states.Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Oregon State Police asked the Coast Guard for help when the woman went missing Friday evening.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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At 9, the boy whose family had artificial trees every Christmas saw the live ones on the farm and begged his father to bring one home.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Darkness would bring more hazards, and crew members from both ships begged Wilson not to send them back to the blazing steamer.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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After seeing how well the team responded the next day, is Shanahan tempted to ask that duo to talk again?Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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You might be tempted to contend that the person calling the other one a liar must be the one with the apple.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to a study by Accenture, 62% of those surveyed insisted that brands speak out on important (social, cultural, environmental and political) matters.Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nearly 40% of White women had received any family planning services in the year before they were surveyed, compared with about 35% of Black women and 32% of Hispanic women, according to the survey data from 2022 and 2023.Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The merger, announced in 2022, sought to combine the fifth- and tenth-largest retailers in the country.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The merger, announced in 2022, sought to combine the fifth and tenth largest retailers in the country.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In 2014, the Center for Biological Diversity, along with the Center for Food Safety, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and a noted monarch biologist petitioned the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the beloved invertebrates and their vulnerable habitat.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned for protection in 2014, citing dire declines in monarch populations.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some members have been persuaded to vote yes.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Shelton views the previous numbers negatively, but the bet here is that she could be persuaded to view them positively, all the while wishing that wealth gains going to the top percentile were higher.John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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