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as in plea
an earnest request
though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration
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2
as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse
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Recent Examples of adjuration
This has been a long half century of adjuration towards this name change.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021
Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuration
Noun
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Peña's defense attorneys told jurors that prosecutors were relying on the testimony of the two men responsible, who had accepted plea agreements in return for lesser sentences.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Under the plea agreement, prosecutors will ask that Smallwood be sentenced to 19 years in prison.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The sight of an AI agent hunting the internet and LinkedIn to find a target’s email address and then for website advice on crafting malicious scripts, before writing its own lure should put fear into all of us.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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This cocktail is essentially a Breakfast Martini but with Irish whiskey instead of gin, and our advice there holds here too: Marmalade is a major agent of complexity here, so different brands will absolutely produce different results.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But unlike the Springsteen record of yore, there is a level of acoustic guitar virtuosity here that is a big part of the appeal.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg blocked their deportation, prompting an immediate appeal from the Justice Department.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An audio recording of the pope thanking people for their prayers was released on Thursday, March.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Francis has stayed in control In between respiratory crises, prayer and physiotherapy, Francis has appointed over a dozen bishops, approved a handful of new saints, authorized a three-year extension of his signature reform process and sent off messages public and private.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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On Monday, March 17 this was increased to $500,000, following an online petition that drew more than 9,000 signatures.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Justin Gust, vice president of community engagement at El Centro, shared the city of Leavenworth’s Facebook post on Friday, thanking the more than 1,600 people who signed a petition calling for the denial of the application.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Adjuration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuration. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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