requiescats

noun

plural of requiescat
as in thanksgivings

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  1. invocations
  2. litanies
  3. graces
Noun
  • Bailey, a downstate farmer seeking to reverse his loss to Pritzker four years ago, sought to turn the governor’s frequent invocations of Trump into a game.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout, Lee’s invocations imbue his subjects with an air of divinity.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of invocations
Noun
  • Keeping the camera still in a courthouse’s small, windowless chambers, Depardon depicts these face-to-face showdowns as litanies of misery, as the officials make suspects confront the grim circumstances leading to their arrests.
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.
    — Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of litanies
Noun
  • The decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president’s good graces through numerous controversies.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While Bell has navigated the situation with grace and issued an immediate public apology for his teenage posts, getting back into the Blazers' good graces remains a steep battle.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of graces
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