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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
The move followed Trump's invocation of the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798 last Saturday.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Following the invocation of the act, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants were deported to El Salvador and Honduras.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Every single one of these inane points is something federal judges might have gotten an opportunity to weigh in on had the president publicly announced an invocation of the act, as Sotomayor notes Congress requires.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Boasberg scheduled another hearing in the case for April 8 to further discuss the government's argument on its invocation of the privilege.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Following the invocation of the act, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants were deported to El Salvador and Honduras.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Every single one of these inane points is something federal judges might have gotten an opportunity to weigh in on had the president publicly announced an invocation of the act, as Sotomayor notes Congress requires.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
Boasberg scheduled another hearing in the case for April 8 to further discuss the government's argument on its invocation of the privilege.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invocation
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His sole Premier League appearance came against Manchester City nearly four years later and his career has included loan spells with Lincoln City, Peterborough United, MK Dons and Rotherham United.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The company's manifesto unabashedly promotes the tool as an aid to cheating and likens its arrival to inventions like calculators, spell checkers, and Google.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then, in what might be one of the most fitting metaphors of parenting and family-building in horror-comedy history, everyone—Rohan, Josh, their parents, their partner's parents, and even their friend—start screaming the same garbled Latin incantation in an effort to confuse the demon.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
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Alice draws a circle around Lilia uttering some sort of incantation as Patti LuPone’s witch writhes on the floor in her glittery jump suit and orange coat.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2024
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After turning undead and hiding her bite wound, Mary easily gets permission to re-enter the building, and quickly seduces Stack, before murdering him and infecting him with the vampire curse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And a deadly curse that turns their reality into a waking nightmare.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Invocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invocation. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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