solicit
verb (used with object)
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc..
are soliciting
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present progressiveof solicit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Supporters are soliciting funds and the backing from elected officials that candidates need to run.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
But it’s not the only place you should look; many employers are soliciting candidates on other social platforms, too, like Facebook and Instagram.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
So the Dodgers are soliciting sponsorships for the naming rights to the field at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
The platforms, she notes, "are soliciting content. It’s their solicitation that invites people to upload content. They create the outlet and the impetus."
From The Verge ● Apr. 13, 2016
You reach the station just in the edge of the city, run the Passport gauntlet, and are let out on the brink of a wide canal, where dozens of gondoliers are soliciting your custom.
From Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Horace Greeley
