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
  • Leave her running the finance function, advising the CEO, doing the job the way it's done today.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The company is advising drivers to schedule gate appointments during off-peak windows.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • The country's National Development and Reform Commission issued its decision in April, instructing the parties to withdraw the transaction.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The president signed an order instructing states to revise their rules.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Andrei Klepach, a former deputy economy minister, was reportedly fired after presenting a report warning that Russia could not win a prolonged war of attrition with Ukraine and predicting a major social crisis.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The alert went out warning students to avoid Eddy Hall after the bear was spotted hiding near the academic building.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of warning
Verb
  • Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Or, at least, for the first time since the start of the war, some analysts on Wall Street might at least be willing to consider that the administration may be telling the truth about the state of the oil market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Kids love and adore some of these teachers that have been teaching them how to draw or play a sport or musical instrument.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Taliban’s madrasahs, meanwhile, are teaching the next generation to adhere to the group’s hardline ideology.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • The prank consisted of 50 individuals simultaneously ordering a Waymo on the same dead-end street, creating a pileup that made the company disable rides until the next morning.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sample a little of everything by ordering The Trinity (a quarter pound each of sliced brisket, pork ribs and sausage, plus two sides) or the Texas Two-Step sandwich with brisket and sausage.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 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
  • The New York Liberty’s Ellie the Elephant knows how to do a commanding tunnel walk.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • According to The Athletic, a Power Four starting quarterback costs anywhere from $1 million to $4 million, with elite signal-callers commanding $5 million to $6 million.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanding
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“Adjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuring. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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