intercessions

plural of intercession

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Noun
  • In year's past, petitions have circulated to try to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday in October.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Aaron Sharpe, co-owner of Lucius Q, commented on a Facebook post from someone offering prayers for the husband and father of two.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform called for prayers and held a moment of silence for Kirk during a meeting.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Similar invocations of democracy and American leadership litter the lobbying documents, policy proposals, interviews, and congressional testimonies of these companies and their executives.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Only after the internal appeals with the insurer are exhausted is an external review an option for some denials.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Clippers would have the chance to appeal to an NBA appeals panel.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My husband ignores my entreaties.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • My husband ignores my entreaties.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The great derangement The Indian government has ignored numerous pleas to reconsider and abandon the project and instead moved to change the facts on the ground.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Smith entered pleas of not guilty at the arraignment, CBS News and NBC Boston reported.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This points to lower tech prices, but there are a couple of saving graces that indicate a mild correction.
    Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Social graces were not created to make people feel superior, but to help people feel more comfortable around others.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Intercessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessions. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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