Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercessions
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His petitions were challenged in November alleging he was affiliated with the Democratic Party and ineligible to be a candidate in the Republican primary.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Lawmakers face a May 5 deadline to enact initiative petitions.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Late nights and anxious supplications.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Shah Alam’s friends and family gathered at a mosque Thursday for his funeral, offering prayers before accompanying him to a cemetery for burial.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Ken, her children, grandchildren, and all who loved her.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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In reality, only 17 out of 45 presidents — or 37% — utilized the law, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy organization that in 2022 tracked all Insurrection Act invocations.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2026
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Seneca’s and Cicero’s invocations of humanitas were as double-edged as our own talk of the humanities, pointing at once to a body of knowledge and to a moral choice that learning might inspire.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Not that this appeals to Elizabeth.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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His hopes of passing that ban on institutional housing investors appeals to members of both parties, but Democrats remain skeptical Trump is willing to muscle that through his own party.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Kibandi discussed with us about the power of art in creating change and how photography can be a vehicle for culture expanding orisons for girls and women.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
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The Guthrie family has been cleared of involvement, and Savannah and her two siblings, Annie and Camron, have made numerous entreaties to the kidnapper for their beloved mother’s safe return.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Despite Francke’s entreaties, the Zoning Board’s chairman, Matthew Bradley, quickly poured cold water on his efforts.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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This is mostly still the case in Russia, even as certain locales attract digital pleas of desperation.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her 10 admissions of guilt were open pleas, indicating they were made without any promise of leniency from either the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office or the Superior Court.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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