intercessions

plural of intercession

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercessions
Noun
  • Those petitions ballooned after the administration began limiting the ability of many immigrants to seek release through bond hearings in immigration court.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of emergency petitions filed by activist groups to stop the implementation of a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users’ ages.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Late nights and anxious supplications.
    Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Caning is also allowed to punish people gambling and drinking, and for women who wear tight clothes or men who skip Friday prayers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Why the invocations of Tubman, the readings of Du Bois, the visits from Hamer?
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • After a while, though, all the professions of sincerity and thanks, the constant invocations of the one true POTUS, and the worshipful exhibits upstairs give the whole place a cultish, nostalgic gleam.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The court may also issue decisions about emergency appeals over the next three months.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • However, users can still place wagers on prediction markets as the case moves through the appeals process.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Kibandi discussed with us about the power of art in creating change and how photography can be a vehicle for culture expanding orisons for girls and women.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 June 2026
  • Zegna came to Malibu to make entreaties to the American fashion market with its colorful, louche new wares.
    Dave Schilling Contributing Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • If the judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Leo’s Saturday pleas to European and American leaders are not unprecedented.
    Connor Greene, Time, 4 July 2026
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“Intercessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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