Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercessions
Noun
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The petitions to put the issue to voters are part of a wave of new ballot initiatives designed to bypass state legislatures.—
Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Kevin Koukol filed to be a write-in candidate after a judge removed him from the board for writing the wrong district number on his petitions.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Late nights and anxious supplications.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zac now spends his days chasing his three under 3 around the house — playing games, saying prayers, changing diapers, and FaceTiming Mommy.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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When the killings started in 2016, clergy were the first responders, often called upon to say prayers for the dead and preside over funerals.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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As his invocations crescendoed, so did the music behind him and the Legacy Mass Choir broke into a rousing gospel performance to start the homegoing services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 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
Noun
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What follows this admission is a piercing dissection not of the art itself, but of frameworks of looking at Black art and life that go beyond racist tropes disguised as appeals to the primitive, the spontaneous, the corporeal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Both prior appeals were denied.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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After a while, their entreaties quieted.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors showed that Gray, 55, gave his son the rifle for Christmas and refused entreaties to lock it up as Colt Gray, then 14, showed signs of deteriorating mental health, including bouts of anger and an obsession with school shooters.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Boilermakers International President Timothy Simmons did not respond to a request for comment about Monday’s guilty pleas.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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In Tallahassee, lawmakers have largely balked at her pleas for more formal cooperation and investment with NASA.—
Katelyn Ferral,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Intercessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessions. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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