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
Since then, challenges to the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act have been unfolding in courts across the country, and several judges have blocked deportations under the law within their judicial districts.
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Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The president’s unorthodox and unprecedented invocation of IEEPA to impose sweeping duties has been the point of contention at the center of multiple lawsuits brought in recent months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable.
—Peter Smith, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
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
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Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The president’s unorthodox and unprecedented invocation of IEEPA to impose sweeping duties has been the point of contention at the center of multiple lawsuits brought in recent months.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable.
—Peter Smith, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invocation
Noun
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Spurs were clunky and predictable in possession, apart from a spell at the end of the first half when Mohammed Kudus looked too quick and too sharp for the Wolves defence.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Michigan residents are in for another warm spell as the weather forecast shows temperatures in the 80s this week and mostly dry conditions.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
29 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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The last of the old curses and the purest championship drought in the sport.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After its patriarch’s mysterious death, the pharma family falls prey to an ancient curse.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Invocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invocation. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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