INTERCESSIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

intercessions

noun

plural of intercession

as in petitions

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Noun

Some members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition opposed the law, however, and right-wing opposition parties filed petitions to challenge it in court.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
Members have protested through petitions and an 1,100-member boycott.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitions

Noun

My 80-year-old mother and 87-year-old father were singing Hindu prayers to celebrate one of the most important holidays of our faith.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of prayers

Noun

Bailey, a downstate farmer seeking to reverse his loss to Pritzker four years ago, sought to turn the governor’s frequent invocations of Trump into a game.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Throughout, Lee’s invocations imbue his subjects with an air of divinity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of invocations

Noun

Even with the appeals and distractions of the intertidal world and a few early morning tongues of uni, our bags are still overflowing.

— Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Hynes has said his relationship with the board — a quasi-judicial, three-member board that hears appeals to the assessor’s valuations — would be less adversarial than Kaegi’s.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeals

Noun

But such is the scale of Brazil’s polarization that many Brazilians are insensible to Lula’s entreaties and want the left defeated.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Abroad, their entreaties had remained unsuccessful, their diplomats had remained unrecognized, and their national existence had remained unrealized.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of entreaties

Noun

The suspect in Nebraska was detained pending trial after pleading not guilty, while the three suspects in New Jersey have not entered pleas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
After hearing pleas from more than a dozen prominent community and business leaders, commissioners agreed to decertify the entertainment district and strip it of its special privileges.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleas

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