intercession

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Recent Examples of intercession In El Greco’s paintings, the possibility of divine intercession is always in play. Washington Post, 29 June 2023 After this step, the Vatican has to approve of a miracle attributed to the intercession of the potential saint. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 June 2023 Some see them as shelters for souls separated violently from their bodies, others as places where the living can pray to the dead for intercession with the divine. Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023 Washington’s intercession ahead of the war’s anniversary appears to have been only partially successful. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for intercession
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercession
Noun
  • First was a simple message on X: two prayer hands emojis.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Father Tony Marti from St. Francis High School in La Canada, where Stephan is a basketball player, had called earlier to offer prayers.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, SpaceX says its own petition to revise the 1.6/2.4GHz rules was filed before Globalstar’s application for the C3 constellation.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Over the course of his imprisonment, he’s become a deeply Christian man who prays several times a day, narratives included in his clemency petition submitted to the parole board stated.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The society has not taken any disciplinary action in response to these entreaties.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This isn’t all an entreaty for Congress and local leaders to do nothing.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Riley Gaines, a former NCAA All-American swimmer who has championed fairness in women’s sports, delivered the pre-race invocation on Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series’ EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The president was also on hand for the pre-race invocation and national anthem.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Willis’ lawyer, John Picerno, entered the not guilty plea on Willis’ behalf, and the judge entered the plea on behalf of Carson, who doesn’t yet have an attorney and plans to apply for a public defender.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Watch Moore’s six-minute statement/plea below, then hit the comments with your reactions.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Boasberg blocked their deportation, prompting an immediate appeal from the Justice Department.
    Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Mercedes Formula One driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has climbed up one position from fifth to secure fourth place at the Australian Grand Prix after the five-second penalty was reversed following an appeal by his team.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then came Amazon, Theranos, and costly bets Walgreens, once a pharmacy chain juggernaut, has fallen from grace.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025
  • At 28 years and nine months old, the former New York Yankees outfielder who struck out to end the 2024 World Series is the youngest free agent still without a team — a puzzling fall from grace for a six-year veteran who is 2019 was the Los Angeles Dodgers No. 1 prospect.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025

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“Intercession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercession. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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