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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 Be wary of solicitors who arrive at your home after a disaster claiming to represent FEMA or another agency. Lyndsey Gilpin, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024 In Gosport, however, the antislavery action came from Frank Austen, along with a solicitor, a surgeon, a grocer and a baker. Devoney Looser, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024 The solicitor had incorrectly pronounced Hayes’ name and had not recognized her. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024 Akhmed Yaqoob, a solicitor for the family of the man seen being stomped on in the incident said his medical condition worsened overnight and that a scan revealed a cyst on his brain. Maija Ehlinger, CNN, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for solicitor 
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  • Chief Critics Environmental groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity and Eagle County, Colorado, have opposed the effort to limit the scope of environmental reviews in court, arguing the petitioners’ arguments go beyond the limits the law sets out about environmental reviews.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the second approach, the need to pray comes from the petitioner as an expression of constant angst if God is not present.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
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  • Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Dre Kirkpatrick let his tempter get the best of him after Arizona had stopped Seattle on third down and during a confrontation with the Seahawks’ Metcalf, got hit with a costly 15-yard taunting penalty that changed the entire complexion of the situation.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2020
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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
  • 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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  • If a platform is unable to determine whether the request was made by a qualified user, the company must notify the requester that additional information is required to authenticate their request.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
  • Records relating to the investigation will be released to requesters once the investigation has concluded, Ashby has said.
    Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
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  • These triggers can often be the sound of another dog howling or, as in Kaido's case, a nearby siren.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Four days later, sirens sounded as rockets flew out of Gaza and into southern Israel.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Solicitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicitor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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