as in execution
the doing of an action
until recently he has been fully engaged in pursuance of his duties as governor
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Recent Examples of pursuance
Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights.
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Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Newton police declined to comment Monday, referring all questions to the state attorney general's office, which is investigating Dale's death in pursuance with a state law enacted in January 2019.
—NBC News, 23 Aug. 2021
She’s one of several transient characters in the film, who — either by choice or by force — have opted to leave a louder kind of life behind in pursuance of something more financially and environmentally sustainable.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
There may also be records of the lawyer’s conduct and statements in pursuance of a criminal scheme, on his own or with the client—none of it privileged.
—Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018
They were both cleared of possession of a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime.
—Monique Judge, The Root, 13 Feb. 2018
Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Newton police declined to comment Monday, referring all questions to the state attorney general's office, which is investigating Dale's death in pursuance with a state law enacted in January 2019.
—NBC News, 23 Aug. 2021
She’s one of several transient characters in the film, who — either by choice or by force — have opted to leave a louder kind of life behind in pursuance of something more financially and environmentally sustainable.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
There may also be records of the lawyer’s conduct and statements in pursuance of a criminal scheme, on his own or with the client—none of it privileged.
—Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018
They were both cleared of possession of a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime.
—Monique Judge, The Root, 13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursuance
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This means that if qubit A is in state 0 and qubit B is in state 1, after the execution of the swap gate, qubit A will be in state 1 and qubit B in state 0.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets have won six games involving clutch time during the streak, correcting a trend of fourth-quarter execution issues.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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All days of fulfillment in religious history are, in any case, Great Disappointments, since the thing expected—Nirvana, the Apocalypse, the New Jerusalem—never does happen.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The company also said that the surcharge will be calculated based on a seller's fulfillment fees, not the sale price of their items.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The permitting office is just beginning the implementation process to integrate the artificial intelligence tool into the system.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Stoneman, who ran the section responsible for overseeing implementation of the Lowndes County settlement, chose to depart the DOJ shortly after the agreement was axed.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pursuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuance. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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