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Recent Examples of intercession
The Vatican must, however, confirm a miracle attributed to his intercession for him to be canonized, a process that can take years or more.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, to stay close, to help us with her intercession and her love.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
May God grant me this grace, today and always, through the loving intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
Known for his Marian devotion—which encourages piety and seeks the intercession of the Virgin Mary—and strict doctrinal stances, he is viewed as a potential challenger to Parolin, especially in early voting rounds and has odds of 7/1.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, to stay close, to help us with her intercession and her love.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
May God grant me this grace, today and always, through the loving intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
Known for his Marian devotion—which encourages piety and seeks the intercession of the Virgin Mary—and strict doctrinal stances, he is viewed as a potential challenger to Parolin, especially in early voting rounds and has odds of 7/1.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercession
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Tsypkin’s account of dramatic summer of gambling and deathbed prayers is accompanied by his own melancholic photographs of nondescript walls and windows, taken on a research trip to Leningrad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has asked Tarrant County faith leaders to come to City Council meetings and saturate them in prayer.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Oct. 2025
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Massie, meanwhile, has continued to make headlines on Capitol Hill, recently filing a discharge petition with Representative Ro Khanna to force a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The petition follows the 2025 lineup announcement, which organizers feel lacks sufficient representation of homegrown talent.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea toil at Twente Sonia Bompastor’s post-match entreaty to Chelsea at Twente concerned desire — specifically the need for her side to find more of it following their 1-1 draw.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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But the Pennsylvania senator has steadfastly declined entreaties to leave the Democratic Party.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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Now, Pritzker could always bring a court action and then the courts could decide whether the facts are there to support his invocation of the Insurrection Act.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Many of those invocations dealt with white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan attacking Black Americans or attempting political violence following the end of slavery in the South and the Civil War.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The plea was not part of an agreement with the prosecutor’s office, according to the statement.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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After his first inning plea, the offence came alive.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The result of his appeal was one the Lions expected.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next There would seem to be little hope for a more civil political discourse, despite the soul-searching and appeals on both sides, especially in the run-up to next year’s midterms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Give yourselve some grace with some perspective.—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Beamer earned some grace with three winning seasons in his first four.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Intercession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercession. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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