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Recent Examples of intercession
Normally, two miracles must be attributed to a prospective saint’s intercession.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Her mother started a novena, a nine-day period of prayer to ask for Casey's intercession on Mary's behalf.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The Vatican must, however, confirm a miracle attributed to his intercession for him to be canonized, a process that can take years or more.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, to be close, to help us with her intercession and her love.
—NPR, 8 May 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Her mother started a novena, a nine-day period of prayer to ask for Casey's intercession on Mary's behalf.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
The Vatican must, however, confirm a miracle attributed to his intercession for him to be canonized, a process that can take years or more.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Our Mother Mary always wants to walk with us, to be close, to help us with her intercession and her love.
—NPR, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercession
Noun
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Rudzena and his church Good Shepherd New York, which Savannah Guthrie attended and Nancy joined online from Arizona, held a prayer vigil for Savannah Guthrie's mother last week.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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In her video Monday, Savannah thanked fans and followers for their prayers.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Under Jordan’s steely command, deep house, disco, and UK garage all bend in supplication to the almighty groove.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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Late nights and anxious supplications.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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In Fan’s case, the transfer to Tulsa came just as Hasse was preparing to argue a habeas corpus petition before a Sequoyah County judge.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, that petition was later withdrawn in 2025, the complaint said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The entreaties have often fallen flat; the Klaxon can only be sounded so many times before it’s ignored, and, for most people, more prosaic issues govern their daily existence.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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That decision was prompted in no small part by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s entreaties to Trump.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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This happened within the first several hours of the President’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, in March.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Violette’s nostalgic invocation of the aesthetics of the late ’60s and early ’70s did not so much channel the utopianism of the counterculture as mourn its passing, returning again and again to the grave of the last mythic moment when radical change seemed possible.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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In the days following her abduction, the NBC anchor and her siblings have issued various emotional pleas for her return, offering to pay after unverified ransom notes were sent to several media organizations.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors had earlier offered Thompson an 18-year plea deal to spare the victim from testifying at trial, according to a spokesperson for the Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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This dynamic has produced a range of figures, from the late Sathya Sai Baba, who claimed to perform miracles, to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, whose appeal lies in his widely popular Art of Living Foundation, which offers yoga and spiritual advice.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie opened the family’s plea by thanking supporters for their prayers before describing her mother as the heart of their family and making a direct appeal for contact, stressing Nancy Guthrie’s fragile health and urgent need for medication.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Now, after the 75-year-old’s sudden fall from grace, China’s military hierarchy lies in tatters.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Feb. 2026
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Insipid as this might sound, Bonito approaches MIDI arrangements with grace as each groove gets weirder by the minute.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Intercession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercession. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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