INTERCESSIONS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

intercessions

noun

plural of intercession

as in petitions

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Noun

Scores of additional online petitions have been created in recent days.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
In petitions for restraining orders filed last year, the couple accused each other of physical, emotional and psychological abuse going back more than a decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of petitions

Noun

Thank you to everyone who’s continued to check in, send kind messages, and keep Perez and his kids in your thoughts and prayers.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Each night, Erika, GG, and Mac recite prayers with Lori and tuck her into bed around seven and then go to say goodnight to Sheridan and Grace.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of prayers

Noun

Throughout, Lee’s invocations imbue his subjects with an air of divinity.

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

Definition of invocations

Noun

Modern j-beauty pairs those traditional inputs with newer science like exosomes and biomimetic peptides, a combination that appeals to readers who value both heritage and clinical credibility.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Ives, a long-time champion of the AI trade, said those appeals shouldn’t worry investors looking at the sector’s long-term viability.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeals

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The vast majority of those levies required authorization from Springfield, which never came despite entreaties from Johnson.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of entreaties

Noun

Shili Chen and her husband Shouyong Zhang, both 77, appeared in court briefly to ask the judge for more time before entering formal pleas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
The pleas follow a new California law restricting brokers from reselling tee times at public courses.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleas

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