solicitation
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Synonyms
adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty, petition, plea, pleading, prayer, suit, suppliance, supplication
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While the group opposed the spending deal that Mr. Trump signed, most of its solicitations for donations these days are either about Mr. Trump or issues that are broadly popular with conservatives. — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "The Tea Party Didn鈥檛 Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger," 28 Aug. 2019 Le posted a $500 bond on Tuesday after he was charged with one misdemeanor count of solicitation, Fort Bend County district court records show. — James Pinkerton, Houston Chronicle, "HPD officer arrested in undercover prostitution sting," 18 July 2019 The Bronx native faces multiple charges, including misdemeanor reckless endangerment, criminal solicitation, conspiracy, harassment, and assault, as well as two counts of felony attempted assault with intent to cause serious physical injury. — Janelle Griffith, NBC News, "Cardi B pleads not guilty to strip club fight charges," 25 June 2019 Women can鈥檛 move freely, without being subject to stares, comments, questions, catcalls, solicitations, threats. — National Geographic, "Could a woman walk around the world today?," 5 Apr. 2019 Senator Kamala Harris of California wrote on Sunday in a fund-raising solicitation for three gun control groups. — Danny Hakim, New York Times, "How Gun Control Groups Are Catching Up to the N.R.A.," 4 Aug. 2019 That's a significant change for many of these neighborhoods that have banned solicitation from the start. — Kaitlin Lange, Indianapolis Star, "Westfield is being forced to change its solicitation ordinance or be sued," 31 July 2019 Investigators concluded the group's fundraising solicitations had been deceptive. — Anchorage Daily News, "Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group," 29 July 2019 Under the terms of a 2017 out-of-court settlement between Edison and Aguirre鈥檚 law office, a provision called for Edison to make a formal solicitation to Palo Verde. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Where could the nuclear waste at San Onofre go? It鈥檚 not an easy question to answer," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'solicitation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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