intercessions

plural of intercession

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Noun
  • The California Gaming Association, which represents the card rooms, emailed several petitions to the AG’s office protesting the regulations, according to spokesperson Janet Fernandez.
    Kate Wolffe October 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The $100,000 fee, announced in September, applies to new H-1B visa petitions for workers outside the United States.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relations, my mother and I listened to the prayers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to their family and loved ones during this difficult time.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Zed has led invocations for the Idaho Senate and Boise City Council.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Many of those invocations dealt with white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan attacking Black Americans or attempting political violence following the end of slavery in the South and the Civil War.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Kelly administration appealed that decision, delaying the financial punishment and buying time for its possible reversal through the appeals process or a court order.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, so far, WBD has turned down the Ellison entreaties.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the historic occasion, the only United board member at Leigh was Collette Roche, United’s chief operating officer, meaning Skinner’s post-match entreaties for more investment will need to be relayed back to Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • King has not yet entered pleas, according to court records.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In mid-September, Alameda County Judge Thomas Reardon sentenced Medizabal to 16 years to life, despite pleas from Medizabal’s lawyer to strike the one-year knife enhancement.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here are five faults to avoid to keep your pet in everyone’s good graces.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump looks like Netanyahu blindsided him, Netanyahu is forced to apologize, and Qatar restores Israel to its lukewarm graces.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Intercessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessions. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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