adjuring

verb

present participle of adjure
1
as in advising
to give advice to adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting

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2
as in instructing
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuring
  1. advising
  2. instructing
  3. warning
  4. telling
  5. teaching
  6. ordering
  7. admonishing
  8. commanding
Verb
  • According to Bowles, some NAACP representatives discussed encouraging campus protests or advising families against enrolling their children at FIU.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Solomon Rivera left a $272,000-a-year job advising Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass this year.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • The doll was later displayed in the Warrens’ museum, with a warning on the case instructing visitors not to open it.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • However, her sister allegedly found a note in the victim’s residence instructing her to call her credit card company and explain Blake was her granddaughter and that she was authorized to use her card.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • And last year, the Justice Department sent a letter of warning to leaders in Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina, contemplating creating their own programs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The League of Women Voters of Alaska and Common Cause filed separately, warning that the DOJ’s demand to investigate voter intent presents severe constitutional hazards.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of warning
Verb
  • Using such guidelines as the standard is reasonable, which is exactly what makes his handling of them so telling.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One invective accuses the directors of destroying the truth-telling potential of documentary.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Patrick took me under his wing and guided me along, teaching me so much.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Josephine wanted to give everyone in the world an AI companion, a nanobot that would live in their bodies, guiding and teaching them, and rescuing them from loneliness.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • Clarifying the technical pack, preparing the lay plan, sampling, costing, and ordering fabric can consume more resources than the production run itself.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Mureish, 49, who put his life savings into the house, told NBC News that Israeli soldiers gave his family just minutes to collect their valuables and identity documents before ordering them out.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • The move quickly drew widespread criticism and later a formal House resolution admonishing the four-term congressman.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • David’s view If Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Senate race next month, the Saturday clip of him admonishing a GOP activist about freedom of religion will achieve legendary status in his party.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of admonishing
Verb
  • The Eagles then took a commanding 21-0 lead with an accurate 59-yard TD strike from Wilson to four-star wide receiver Julian Caldwell, a Texas Tech commit.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mikhail Shaidorov fell in his biggest competition since winning Olympic figure skating gold, leaving Adam Siao Him Fa with a commanding lead at the Grand Prix de France on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of commanding
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