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as in to advise
to give advice to
adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting
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as in to instruct
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child
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Recent Examples of adjure
Despite the song’s topic, the music is joyful, light, as Carlito adjures Maya in Lingala, the language of Kinshasa and its environs:
Listen to a voice calling you in the middle of the night.
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Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
And Congress is adjured by the Fourteenth Amendment to enforce it against the states.
—WSJ, 25 May 2018
Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
And Congress is adjured by the Fourteenth Amendment to enforce it against the states.
—WSJ, 25 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjure
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Businesses are advised to build diversified trade partnerships and consider the alternative markets available to protect themselves against this geopolitical backdrop.Pushkar Mukewar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Police advised residents of Orange City, a town located about 30 miles north of Orlando, to not feed or approach any monkeys, and to contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) if they are spotted.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Webb, who called into the arraignment from a call room at Oakland County Jail, pleaded not guilty and was instructed not to talk by court counsel.Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
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Jun-ho, still watching Gi-hun’s tracker move, instructs the backup team to initiate plan B. This episode also weaves in a secondary plot that introduces us to No-eul, a North Korean defector who is sleeping in her car and working as a bunny mascot at an amusement park.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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More big stories Trump advisor warns California cities not to block immigration enforcement. Need to take the bus or rail on New Year’s Eve?Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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During the 2024 campaign season, Fetterman was an often lonely voice warning colleagues not to underestimate support for Trump in his home state.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gonzalez told reporters that police and medical examiners are working to identify the woman using fingerprints and advanced DNA techniques, while also retracing her steps before the killing.Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Quinn’s weekly message includes telling his players to keep their eye on the task ahead rather than contemplate their future path.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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While investigators are told not to falsely offer leniency, they are taught to present moral or psychological justifications for crimes that could work to put the subject at ease.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Since Faith in Florida developed its own Black history toolkit last year, more than 400 congregations have pledged to teach the lessons, the advocacy group says.Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum during a video appearance from the London prison where he is being held.Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Indiana does allow its death row inmates to order take-out meals from area restaurants, up to $50 worth of food.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Inside San Quentin’s big experiment July 19, 2024 On a Friday at the end of October, Coleman was working her way through a stack of paper with the names of dozens of women she was supposed to counsel that week.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Schools will also be required to notify parents if their child requests counseling or asks to be called by a different name or pronoun.Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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This week, when asked about the rivalry, Dawkins was more diplomatic.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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In the reporting of this piece, which will explore the first few months of the ‘MVB’ (Mbappe-Vinicius Jr-Bellingham) combination, The Athletic spoke to multiple people close to the first team and coaching staff at Madrid, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships.Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Adjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjure. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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