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as in to survey
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 to seek
to make a request for
always ready to solicit donations for a charity
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as in to ask
to make a request of
solicited him to join the team
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as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
solicit the President for relief funds
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as in to tempt
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 solicit
The future of James Bond: The 007 franchise is now controlled by Amazon, Jeff Bezos solicits casting ideasNeed a break?
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Justin Eichorn, a former Republican state senator of Grand Rapids, Minn., received the OK from U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins to be released from jail to a halfway house pending trial on charges accusing him of trying to solicit a 17-year-old girl for prostitution.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Victoria was taken into custody on March 6 on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, according to inmate records in Clark County, Nev., reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
One primary cause is their reliance on soliciting customer feedback, usually through surveys.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Justin Eichorn, a former Republican state senator of Grand Rapids, Minn., received the OK from U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins to be released from jail to a halfway house pending trial on charges accusing him of trying to solicit a 17-year-old girl for prostitution.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Victoria was taken into custody on March 6 on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, according to inmate records in Clark County, Nev., reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
One primary cause is their reliance on soliciting customer feedback, usually through surveys.
—Forrester, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicit
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That poll surveyed 1,600 people, with a margin of error of 3.4 percent.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps that is why 45% of experts surveyed think this kind of AI co-evolution will have a more negative than positive effect on mental well-being by 2035.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek sought email comment from the Department of Education and the Department of Government Efficiency.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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From the beginning of his political career, Bukele sought to project a forcefulness that would stand in contrast to El Salvador’s seemingly innocuous, ineffective political class.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask whether this was the worst trade in NFL and major sports history.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hours later, Trump was asked at a press conference about the decision.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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After all those heartfelt letters, begging her nephew to return home, Cara finally comes face-to-face with Spencer.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Tactility is a prominent feature in the collection; the pieces almost beg to be touched.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Category extension: Beyond time pieces, time objects Being resilient also means finding new ways to be relevant for consumers who might have an abundant watch collection and might be much more difficult to tempt with new ones.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Again, Lewandowski is coming short and tempting the right-sided centre-back higher up the pitch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The aircraft will be sent to an NTSB facility, and investigators are gathering video and interviewing witnesses as part of the agency's probe into the crash, according to Gibson.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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McMath declined to be interviewed and did not answer questions concerning the impact of his legislation.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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After requesting and being granted his release from the Professional Fighters League, Pitbull signed with the UFC and has landed a major fight on one of the year’s biggest cards.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The prosecution requested that they be addressed using pseudonyms during trial.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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As previously reported, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz last month invited The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat in which top Trump administration officials discussed a plan for bombing Houthi targets in Yemen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s plenty of fertile soil there for discomfort and disagreement, but the series’ purest, deepest power comes from inviting the notion of family into the fray.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Solicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solicit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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