Definition of pursuancenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pursuance Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights. — 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 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
Noun
  • Useful feedback can sharpen the execution without flattening the personality.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • DeSantis, who leaves office in January, issued similar stays in 2023 and 2025 but both executions proceeded following evaluations.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Simon Yeh Simon Yeh chose purpose over a traditional corporate path, finding fulfillment in serving neighbors at a food closet.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Accenture said implementation, over 25,000 supply chain workflows have been executed, and close to nearly 25,000 land plots have been monitored automatically.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Much of the attention around Medicaid changes in the law has centered on implementation of work requirements as a new condition of eligibility for many enrollees starting in January.
    — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Pursuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuance. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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