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
  • Last week, authorities ordered the evacuation of almost 60,000 people near the city of Bordeaux, whose vineyards produce approximately 700 million bottles of wine per year, according to investment advising firm Vineyards Bordeaux.
    — Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Minnesota's own billing guidance acknowledges this directly, advising providers to verify billing details with each MCO individually.
    — Valerie Cerra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • Her job meant overseeing aircrew readiness, training and flight operations while instructing boom operators on air refueling procedures, the Air Force said.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Evacuation orders were sent with special alerts to mobile phones, instructing people to leave, Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas said.
    — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 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
  • Abernathy Greenway Park walk with Trees Atlanta Take a walk through the park with a Trees Atlanta docent, who will teach simple tricks for telling trees apart and share stories about why trees are important and how to protect them.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But that, according to the Florida Bar, did not absolve Gonzalez of his decision to dismiss the case in the first place without telling his client, a Miami resident.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Álvarez, the youngest of the eight, credits his father, Santos Álvarez, for helping to shape his career and teaching him hard work, honesty and discipline.
    — Nate Burleson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Still, after a trip to the emergency room, Leslie went back to teaching grade school at Dean’s Mill School that day.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • Tarter offered the example of a restaurant using ordering patterns to predict how long a table will remain occupied.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fast-food chains have spent the past several years racing to automate everything from drive-through ordering to burger flipping using AI.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 30 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
  • Tellingly, studios avoided releasing any titles last weekend to not risk falling between the commanding openings for Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic and Brand New Day.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • San Francisco's luxury market has become one of the country's hottest, with marquee homes routinely attracting seven-figure bidding wars and trophy properties commanding premiums well above asking.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of commanding
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