as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil
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Recent Examples of invocation
In Monday's supplemental letter, rather than the potential legality of the CIT's ruling and the invocation of the IEEPA, the DOJ argued that overturning tariffs would jeopardize these deals and investments.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
White House sources confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the 800-odd guardsmen activated to support the D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department would be deployed Tuesday for at least 30 days as part of Trump’s invocation of the Home Rule Act.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
The military’s invocation of the Tesla brand is emblematic of the tightening relationship not only between the Pentagon and Elon Musk, but with Big Tech more broadly, according to American University foreign policy professor Gordon Adams.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Artist’s Table Powered by WOAH (Work of Art Holdings) and Audi —an initiative designed to forge meaningful connections between artists and audiences—was an invocation, a call to recalibrate how luxury is defined and who gets to participate.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
White House sources confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the 800-odd guardsmen activated to support the D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department would be deployed Tuesday for at least 30 days as part of Trump’s invocation of the Home Rule Act.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
The military’s invocation of the Tesla brand is emblematic of the tightening relationship not only between the Pentagon and Elon Musk, but with Big Tech more broadly, according to American University foreign policy professor Gordon Adams.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Artist’s Table Powered by WOAH (Work of Art Holdings) and Audi —an initiative designed to forge meaningful connections between artists and audiences—was an invocation, a call to recalibrate how luxury is defined and who gets to participate.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invocation
Noun
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For Onana, this spell will be remembered less for his ability than for the gap between promise and reality.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The cosmos is casting a spell this September, and love is as magnetic and transformative as ever.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s a little bit of mystery with the spirits, incantations and rituals.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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How to turn a human into a statistic, an alien, an enemy combatant–transformations worked not through incantation, but through the movement of paper in government offices.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Invocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invocation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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