1
as in petition
an address to God or a deity
he always directed a bedside prayer to God before going to sleep
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2
as in plea
an earnest request
we hope that the governor will hear our prayer and do something about this pressing problem
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Recent Examples of prayer
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Wallace’s father had chosen the number for him as a child after a night of prayer.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Thoughts and prayers have never once, however, fixed the problem.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Your prayers have been felt and so appreciated.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Wallace’s father had chosen the number for him as a child after a night of prayer.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Thoughts and prayers have never once, however, fixed the problem.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Your prayers have been felt and so appreciated.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prayer
Noun
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Evidence showed Wendi’s resentment after a judge denied her 2013 petition to relocate her sons away from Markel in Tallahassee to South Florida to be near her brother and parents.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dash filed his voluntary petition Thursday and posted about it Friday on Instagram.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca and Jake Haro made a brief appearance at the Riverside Hall of Justice in California to enter a not guilty plea to murder charges on Thursday morning.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In July 2024, the DOJ and Boeing reached a plea agreement that O’Connor rejected.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, Crenshaw did not respond to an interview request, nor did any member of the Intersectionality Training Institute or the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The browser is central for those using Atlassian products, such as the Jira project management software, which shows existing support requests on the web.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The government subsequently dropped its appeal of the magistrate judge’s decision to release Bryant pending his trial, according to a notice on the docket Tuesday evening.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Today, digital interactions rule, but Jacobs’ company is betting on a tangible item that people can hold, share and collect.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Scientists monitoring a river collect data and then have a choice about whether to act on their findings.—
Dan Samorodnitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Prayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prayer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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