PURSUANCE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

pursuance

noun

pər-ˈsü-ən(t)s

Definition of pursuance

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. — 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

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Noun

Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The idea matters, but anyone can have an idea; what matters most is the execution of that idea.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

The new moon in Scorpio on November 9, followed by Mercury’s direct station in the same sign on November 13, signals new beginnings and forward motion related to the things that bring you a sense of personal fulfillment.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Outside of tech and cloud services, Amazon is continuing to invest heavily in its retail and fulfillment network.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfillment

Noun

Systemic change requires systemic action, yet misaligned economic incentives, competing data demands and incompatible timelines routinely bog down implementation.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Even Goldman’s Solomon has acknowledged that enterprise implementation may unfold more slowly than people now expect—and behind closed doors, his peers agree.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of implementation

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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