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
  • Dan Schnur, a former Republican turned independent and politics professor at several California universities, is advising More Choice.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • Regional airlines have mostly recovered to pre-conflict capacity levels, but the EU’s aviation watchdog issued a fresh warning advising airlines to avoid airspace over much of the region.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • For weeks Donnie had been sending her money, and instructing her to deposit it into the nanny’s account.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Lagos shared that many athletic directors in her section are often teachers who take on the role of instructing students and then doing the full administrative labor required to help teams cycle through their schedules.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • The far western edge of the Florida panhandle was upgraded to a tropical storm warning.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The Israeli military said Lebanese soldiers had entered an area that was not part of the pilot zone and Israeli troops fired warning shots in the air.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of warning
Verb
  • These short chains of amino acids are found naturally in the body and act as useful messengers, telling cells when to repair damaged tissue, produce hormones, reduce inflammation, and more.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 July 2026
  • The presentation blends stories, historical context and quilt traditions to see how textiles are powerful tools for communication, telling stories and preserving culture.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • At the time of his death on May 22, 2001, Wilson was teaching drama as an adjunct professor at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, per The New York Times and CNN.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • New offensive line coach Zach Yenser has a lot of his experience teaching the same blocking schemes.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • Martin noted that the city used to await results from second-round tests for live bacteria before ordering such cleanups but this year decided not to hold off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Shipwrecked features recordings of calls between the Italian Coast Guard and Schettino, with the former repeatedly ordering the captain to return to the ship and ensure the safe evacuation of everyone on board.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • Regardless, this issue could have resolved if the Giants had issued a statement straight away either defending their players’ First Amendment right to express their views or admonishing them for violating the term of the CBA.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • In the viral video after the shooting, neighbors can be heard angrily admonishing officers for killing the dog.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of admonishing
Verb
  • In combat, this would see human pilots commanding groups of autonomous aircraft, especially for beyond-visual-range operations.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Recently, boxes of OpenAI Codex swag consisting of a hat, hoodie and a few small tchotchkes were commanding as much as $475.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of commanding
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