Thesaurus results for INVOCATION

invocation

noun

ˌin-və-ˈkā-shən

as in spell

a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil

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Recent Examples of invocation Despite the invocation of the term 60 years ago, stagflation’s heyday was in the ’70s, when economic growth cooled, wages stagnated, and prices were rising. —

Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 And the court said by repeating his intention not to talk, that's not an invocation of the right to remain silent. —

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026 That comes to the Philippines in the form of war, as well as through the invocation, or establishment, of American-style modes of government and education that place Filipinos along this racial hierarchy, identifying them as these inferiors that need to be taught how to govern themselves. —

Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services. —

CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for invocation

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Less than four months after his previous interim spell as Chelsea head coach, Calum McFarlane is back in the hot seat.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026