INTERCESSIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

intercessions

noun

plural of intercession

as in petitions

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Noun

Successful habeas petitions do not necessarily lead to quick resolutions.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
After pleadings and petitions from the Portuguese community in Fall River, de Mello was released in January 1914 after serving approximately 21 years and was deported to Portugal.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of petitions

Noun

The group then reconvened at the Glendale cemetery, where a priest said prayers over the casket, which was gently lowered into the ground as teary-eyed friends and family members watched.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Texans joined hands, whispered prayers - and some armed themselves, bought supplies and waited.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayers

Noun

Their selective invocations of Washington may have obscured his complicity, but some abolitionists truly believed doing so would help bring the horror of American slavery to an end.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
Why the invocations of Tubman, the readings of Du Bois, the visits from Hamer?

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Definition of invocations

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Tellingly, there were no appeals of any significant volume from Gusto, his team-mates or the home supporters.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Roof’s appeals will probably continue for years, and just the experience of seeing further news stories about him brings back all of the horror of his violence, renewing our wounds.

— Sharon Risher, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeals

Noun

Alicent makes similar entreaties to Rhaenyra, offering to divide the kingdom, with Aegon in charge of the stormlands, westerlands, the Reach and rule from Oldtown, with everything to the north going to Rhaenyra.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties.

— Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 June 2026

Definition of entreaties

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By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Maybe the judge will be lenient and agree that his early guilty pleas, plus an absence of previous convictions, should spare him.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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