Thesaurus results for ADJURATION

adjuration

noun

ˌa-jə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of adjuration

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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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. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 23 July 2021

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Noun

The old gods must have heard her plea, because all of a sudden, there’s sunshine in Harrenhal.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The government pushed forward with its exit policy despite pleas to hold off from industry associations who said their members need the Haitian workers to help sustain operations.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of plea

Noun

His counterintuitive advice includes doing nothing for ten minutes before high-stakes moments to minimize anxiety.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
My advice for other borrowers Student loan refinance companies often advertise their lowest interest rates to catch your eye, but that's only one piece of the puzzle.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of advice

Noun

He was sentenced to death in 1986, won an appeal for a new sentencing hearing and was again sentenced to death in 1989.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The mish-mash of different stands, for instance, at Harrogate Town’s Wetherby Road — now no longer part of the ’92’, following their relegation in May— gave the place a certain appeal, even though the National League felt a more natural home.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeal

Noun

Thank you for your messages, your prayers, your encouragement, and for standing beside our team throughout these past weeks.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Later winter sunrises could make morning prayers more difficult, particularly in parts of the Midwest and Mountain West.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of prayer

Noun

The petition was launched on Canada's parliamentary petitions portal, where citizens and residents of Canada can set up petitions to parliament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
But House Republican leader Vincent Candelora, who led the petition drive to defeat MacCormack, said fellow Republicans will continue to work against him.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of petition

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