as in prayerful
asking humbly
a soliciting tone is better when asking for lenient treatment you don't deserve
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as in begging
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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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2
as in requesting
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in asking
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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as in petitioning
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in luring
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 soliciting
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The group grew to eight people, spreading out along the road and soliciting enthusiastic honks from drivers downtown.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, Taylor led a life of luxury while soliciting individuals from across the country to work in his call centers, requiring each to meet goals related to pledged donations and/or phone calls made to prospective donors.
—Paul Egan, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Elf Cafe An Echo Park stalwart of nearly 19 years closed in June, soliciting hundreds of comments on Instagram in response to the news.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Others may have been handed Tootsie Rolls from a man in a baseball cap covered in pins or encountered him soliciting funds for the Knights of Columbus.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Cavill’s reappearance coincided with reports that a standalone Superman sequel for him was finally in development with the studio soliciting pitches from writers.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
In the summer of 2009, Epstein was released from a Florida jail after being sentenced to 18 months, following convictions for soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The felony charges are perjury, asking for a bribe by a member of a legislative body, soliciting a bribe and destruction or removal of public records.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Christopher George Santanelli, 42, is being held in the Broward County Main Jail on a charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship with a student, jail records show.
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Epstein was released from prison in July 2009 after serving 13 months of an 18-month sentence for soliciting prostitution from teenage girls.
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Adjective
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The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.—
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Pärt’s formulas, born out of long, prayerful periods with sacred texts, offer beauty in the warmth and friction of relationships: melody and tintinnabuli, word and the limits of language, sounds and silence.—
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Certainly plenty of people after Baudelaire have also navigated this conundrum, with (for the most part) less opium use and Freudian begging.—
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After a little begging and pleading, the parent could not say no, and the PetSmart trip turned into the family welcoming home a cat.—
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Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate and were interviewing witnesses and canvassing the area for security video.—
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Shelton is interviewing candidates for his staff, and Hawkins replaces Colby Suggs.—
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The two were found by Portland police in a different location from where the shooting occurred after responding to a call from a man requesting help.—
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
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Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.—
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Deliberations are ongoing and the company could decide not to proceed with a listing, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.—
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About 1,000 companies are petitioning the court to scrap the tariffs.—
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In court documents petitioning for Reed-Bell to be held in pre-trial detention, prosecutors said the shooting was motivated by jealousy, with the altercation that led to Miller’s death being prompted by Miller spending time with Reed-Bell’s girlfriend.—
Verb
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And this new college football world — where players are free agents every year — has dramatically benefitted Miami because of the Canes’ knack for luring top players (Cam Ward, Carson Beck, many others) and their financial wherewithal to offer them competitive NIL deals.—
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It's revealed that this beauty drug is infecting people with a virus that leads to death, luring in an investigation by FBI Agents Cooper Madsen, played by Evan Peters, and Jordan Bennett, played by Rebecca Hall.—
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Despite my pleading, the insurance company wouldn’t budge.—
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Thankfully, then-general manager Scott Howson and director of amateur scouting Paul Castron listened to Riley’s pleadings.—
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“Soliciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliciting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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