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as in prayerful
asking humbly a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve

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noun

soliciting

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verb

present participle of solicit
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as in interviewing
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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Recent Examples of soliciting
Verb
Counterfeit sneakers often feature near-perfect replicas, with counterfeiters even soliciting feedback to improve their products. Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 In 2021, Crime Stoppers re-posted a video about the case soliciting help solving it. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Now, the California Air Resources Board is beginning the rulemaking process by soliciting comments on the implementation and scope of the reporting requirements. Jon McGowan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Another crucial element is regularly soliciting employee input. Corey Digi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Hastings was indicted, but found not guilty by a jury, of soliciting a bribe. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 Though originally the selections were made in-house, the editors soon cast a wider net by soliciting contributions from newspapers, trade periodicals, and fan magazines, collating the results, and giving front page coverage to the finalists. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024 Listen to this article Two men have been arrested on soliciting and promoting prostitution charges during an investigation into the death of a woman who was found in the courtyard of a hotel in Shelton in October, police said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024 But he was forced to step down in 2011 amid growing concern about his friendship with Epstein, who had been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution. Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliciting
Adjective
  • Social media posts in prayerful support of the pontiff are matched by those wishing him to die, weighing in on the author’s preferred successor or deriding the entire concept of the papacy as a farce.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Catholic leaders and followers worldwide remain in prayerful vigil for the ailing pontiff.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The new series of the British crime drama opens with a disturbing mystery, when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Consider routinely walking up to your staff’s desks and openly asking if there is anything your team could do better.
    Phillimon Zongo, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The church was notorious for luring in young industry strivers; one of Scott’s good friends had joined.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Underwood, a former grocery store worker, hit the 10-year-old with a cutting board after luring her into his residence, per AP, The Norman Transcript and The Oklahoman.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Despite Danielle’s pleading and whining, Carolyn wisely refuses to recruit Britney to their ranks.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
  • On Tuesday, in response to a motion to dismiss filed by the state in January, the witnesses of the shooting and families of the victims their individual pleadings into a single lawsuit in the Illinois Court of Claims, records show.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • By Jemima McEvoy, Forbes Staff Ed Stack stands with his arms crossed, surveying the wall of colorful basketball shoes near the entrance of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ House of Sport in Pittsburgh’s Ross Park Mall.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Volunteers are welcome to assist park staff with surveying the birds and butterflies in the park.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Kyiv is seeking security guarantees in the form of accession to NATO.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, the instant impact of dilution may reduce the value of the shares, which would be alarming for investors seeking consistency or those cautious of the inherent hazards in the bitcoin market.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

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