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solicitous

[suh-lis-i-tuhs] / səˈlɪs ɪ təs /


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Rags-to-riches stories tend to be as fabulistic as tales designed to sell the upper class as fair and solicitous to the needs of working people, or amenable to Cinderella fantasies.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Yet this may be an occasion where she is being too solicitous.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Jane, whose timidity is evident in the way she only reluctantly takes off her winter coat, behaves as though she’s been abducted by an overly solicitous kidnapper.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

He was unfailingly polite, even solicitous, enquiring about my family, and the journey to Syria.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2024

Celia handed her bags to the solicitous waiter in a bow tie and sat down, sighing mightily.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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