Definition of pursuancenext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pursuance Parks is highly respected for his meaningful and dignified pursuance of workers’ rights. — Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 Newton police declined to comment Monday, referring all questions to the state attorney general's office, which is investigating Dale's death in pursuance with a state law enacted in January 2019. — NBC News, 23 Aug. 2021 There may also be records of the lawyer’s conduct and statements in pursuance of a criminal scheme, on his own or with the client—none of it privileged. — Michael B. Mukasey, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018 They were both cleared of possession of a firearm in pursuance of a violent crime. — Monique Judge, The Root, 13 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pursuance
Noun
  • Small details are attended to with flawless execution—when the night is chilly, blankets appear at the dinner table; housekeeping and pool maintenance is timed so as not to interfere with your presence; transfers and shuttles are booked with ease.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • CameraJet applied that formula to a device most consumers associate with a $10 drugstore purchase, raising the stakes on execution.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As for Columbia’s agreement with GXO, the partnership gives the logistics company responsibility for inbound logistics, storage, fulfillment and outbound distribution at the facility in Cambrai, northern France.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In the other van, Gen cries tears of pride and fulfillment after Aesha and Nathan praise her performance in the last charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In the month since, momentum appears to have stalled without public steps from the administration toward the law's implementation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The report also said retailers and brands can move ahead of implementation and not just after it.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Pursuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuance. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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