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Recent Examples of intercession
In El Greco’s paintings, the possibility of divine intercession is always in play.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercession
Noun
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The Catholic Church stands with immigrants, as Cardinal Robert McElroy reminded us in the recent prayer service at the cathedral.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Related article Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion Those findings come from the Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study, which aims to provide a comprehensive measurement of Americans’ religious beliefs and practices.—
Jennifer Agiesta,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Allen was then put in a bathtub of scalding water, the petition says.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The brothers’ attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition in 2023 arguing that new evidence had come to light warranting a new trial.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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These entreaties, if they were ever heard by Cox and Kyoko, were ignored.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Despite entreaties from its engineers, Google management sat on the breakthrough.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Those performances will be followed by a call to order and invocations, before the president-elect and vice president-elect take the oaths of office.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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There is one outside-the-box argument that a challenger could make to Trump’s IEEPA invocation.—
Noah Feldman,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Ruby cast blame on Hildebrandt for what had occurred and agreed to testify against the counselor as part of a plea deal.—
Rachel Brodsky,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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Young Thug ended 2024 on a high note for himself and his fans when he was offered a plea deal and released from jail.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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This understanding empowered them to rebrand and refine disease management programs, enhancing their appeal to high-value patients and improving service delivery.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Copies sold for hundreds of dollars, its scarcity only adding to its mythic appeal.—
Rachel Hills,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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From his rise to YouTube fame to the family’s fall from grace and how he’s been picking up the pieces for himself and his children, here's everything to know about Kevin Franke's life today.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Intercession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercession. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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