Thesaurus results for SUPPLIANT

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noun

ˈsə-plē-ənt

Definition of suppliant

as in supplicant

one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift didn't like being in the position of a suppliant, having to ask her parents to help her pay the rent on her apartment

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adjective

as in prayerful

asking humbly the suppliant thief pleaded for a second chance

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And as happens with the testimonies of the suppliants at the Asclepieion, the stelae ferry the feelings and names of these distant others across the ages to us. — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023 It was thought that Betelgeuse was bigger than the orbit of Jupiter in our Solar System, but recent studies suggest that the red suppliant star is about a third less than that at about 750 the radius of our Sun. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 June 2021 William pays price for grabbing The reaction of the male to his suppliants varies. — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppliant

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Being a gent or a supplicant wasn’t the same as being a fool, though.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Instead, Paulie’s trusted lieutenants move from person to person, talking with various would-be partners and supplicants, and then go back and whisper in Paulie’s ear.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

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Adjective

Tigua dancers of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo performed a prayerful ceremony traditional before a hunt.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026

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Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

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Peter Bazos, an attorney representing SC Landman, said that the petitioner is not asking for uses beyond those already permitted or allowed as special uses in the property’s current zoning.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
If the presiding judge doesn’t grant the motion, then the petitioner would likely be granted an evidentiary hearing, where evidence and witnesses would be presented.

— Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of petitioner

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David Moore, senior assistant county solicitor, said the county is required to comply with a state statute that calls for a six-month notice and public comment period for buildings that will be used for immigration detention.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Brooks said her family has encountered plenty of door-to-door solicitors over the years, but never one knocking that late at night.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of solicitor

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These fees place autopsy reports out of reach for most requesters, including journalists and researchers like me.

— Jonah Walters, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
One of their tactics was to charge record requesters not just for copying costs but for the time workers spent assembling the records.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026

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