as in execution
the doing of an action
until recently he has been fully engaged in pursuance of his duties as governor
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Recent Examples of pursuance
Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights.
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Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
26 Dec. 2024
Newton police declined to comment Monday, referring all questions to the state attorney general's office, which is investigating Dale's death in pursuance with a state law enacted in January 2019.
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NBC News,
23 Aug. 2021
She’s one of several transient characters in the film, who — either by choice or by force — have opted to leave a louder kind of life behind in pursuance of something more financially and environmentally sustainable.
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Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2021
There may also be records of the lawyer’s conduct and statements in pursuance of a criminal scheme, on his own or with the client—none of it privileged.
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Michael B. Mukasey,
WSJ,
17 Apr. 2018
They were both cleared of possession of a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime.
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Monique Judge,
The Root,
13 Feb. 2018
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
26 Dec. 2024
Newton police declined to comment Monday, referring all questions to the state attorney general's office, which is investigating Dale's death in pursuance with a state law enacted in January 2019.
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NBC News,
23 Aug. 2021
She’s one of several transient characters in the film, who — either by choice or by force — have opted to leave a louder kind of life behind in pursuance of something more financially and environmentally sustainable.
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Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2021
There may also be records of the lawyer’s conduct and statements in pursuance of a criminal scheme, on his own or with the client—none of it privileged.
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Michael B. Mukasey,
WSJ,
17 Apr. 2018
They were both cleared of possession of a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime.
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Monique Judge,
The Root,
13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursuance
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Together, the findings reinforce how structured peer and leadership advisory environments can influence both strategic clarity and operational execution.
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The company says the platform combines advanced reasoning, perception, motion planning, and whole-body control to allow robots to perform complex tasks without human intervention during execution.
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The other challenger, Flipkart, also said last week that its quick service offering, Minutes, has over 1,000 micro fulfilment centers across more than 130 cities.
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Rather than simply adding warehouse capacity, companies have invested heavily in inventory visibility, warehouse management systems and item-level tracking that allow retailers to manage inventory across increasingly complex fulfillment networks.
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Today’s talks between Iran and Qatar will cover the implementation of Tehran’s agreement with the US, as well as its frozen assets, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said yesterday.
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Estimates suggest that as a result of the implementation of these mandates, more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases were averted by May 22, 2020.
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Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
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People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.
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“Pursuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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