1
as in appeals
an earnest request
though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration
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2
as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjurations
Noun
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The Kelly administration appealed that decision, delaying the financial punishment and buying time for its possible reversal through the appeals process or a court order.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bethune heeded the advice of linebackers coach Johnny Holland, who told him to be himself.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thank you for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers for myself and most importantly my family during this time.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Clemson coach stated everyone was keeping him in their prayers.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The recommendations for women’s soccer, for now, prescribe a less drastic rollout in 2026-27, with the same fall-semester playing calendar leading to the women’s College Cup national title game in December.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the city is in the process of implementing 39 recommendations from the audit, many have questioned the level of progress made after several incidents surfaced in the wake of the audit — including instances in which more animals died or received questionable care.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pleas, entered at Dauphin County courthouse, resulted in a sentence of 25 to 50 years in prison.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The layoff prompted him to finally, after years of ignoring his wife’s pleas to get a complete eye exam, make an appointment with an ophthalmologist.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The organizations that received subpoenas had signed or organized open letters and petitions critical of OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to restructure from a nonprofit to a for-profit public benefit corporation.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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The University of Colorado’s Denver campus requested 130 visas and the Boulder campus sought 108 last fiscal year, while Denver Public Schools had 101 petitions, according to Citizenship and Immigration Services.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Adjurations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjurations. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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