as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil
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Recent Examples of invocation
And what that often means in the United States is some kind of invocation of the frontier.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier in the ceremony, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will deliver the call to order, followed by invocations by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Reverend Franklin Graham.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
As ash rained down on my home in East Los Angeles from the Eaton Fire, so did the online invocations of Didion and Davis on wind and flame.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Nevitt said that the invocation of the Defense Production Act, which can be used to accelerate manufacturing, is also possible.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier in the ceremony, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will deliver the call to order, followed by invocations by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Reverend Franklin Graham.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
As ash rained down on my home in East Los Angeles from the Eaton Fire, so did the online invocations of Didion and Davis on wind and flame.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Nevitt said that the invocation of the Defense Production Act, which can be used to accelerate manufacturing, is also possible.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invocation
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Overall, warmer days are on the way for much of the central and southern U.S., with milder conditions for the Northeast following extended spells of teeth-chattering chills in February, Sosnowski said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Long spells of sitting in airports and on airplanes is a common story among patients who come to the ER with one or more clots in their legs — or worse, evidence that a clot has broken free and traveled through the bloodstream to lodge in the lungs, a serious condition called a pulmonary embolus.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Endgame sorceries, mob-melting moves, and ground-shaking incantations can be yours in next to no time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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The amalgamation of memory, historical fact and artifice yield an engrossing incantation.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Chinese Communist Party is a curse upon the earth.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Finishing fifth — or even fourth, as Liverpool managed last season — has historically been a bit of a curse, with teams struggling to build on their successes.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Invocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invocation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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