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invoke
verb as in call upon
Example Sentences
In public comments, residents have invoked the state’s motto to rally Mainers: “Dirigo,” Latin for “I lead.”
Ms Thalisa's case, where a Muslim woman is accused of invoking hate speech against Christianity, is less common.
Her commission — an 11-by-26½-foot tapestry invoking the ethereal topography of Mars — was being woven on one of the largest Jacquard looms in the world.
A U.S. president can impose new import taxes without approval from Congress by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which authorizes executive action to counter threats to national security, foreign policy or the economy.
Two Trump administration officials confirmed Wednesday that discussions are underway about invoking the Congressional Review Act to end the decades-old waiver giving California vast sway over mileage standards.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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