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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 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
Noun
  • Public trials and executions are being used to instil fear in the population and as a deterrent.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • While the outcome was decided on the final play, Mazzotta said his team’s first defeat of the season came down lack of execution earlier in the game, particularly in the fourth quarter.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And capturing demand requires cash on hand to keep up with inventory, advertising, and fulfillment expenses.
    Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And yet there is a quiet fulfillment in removing one at a time.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Order up a successful implementation.
    Jeff Kiesel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Months after the 2021 policy implementation, Bueckers signed her first NIL deal, a multiyear partnership with apparel and sneaker marketplace StockX.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Increase recognition of problem behaviors that can lead to perpetration of behaviors.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hobart Police forwarded charges of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Pursuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuance. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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