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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
intercede .
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Examples
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But further, we are told in holy Scripture that He intercedes, that is, that He prays for us.
Sermons. Volume Third. 1808-1892 1847
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As he drifts toward hooliganism, his mother's young friend, also a geisha, intercedes effectively.
Silent Films, Silent Sorrow David Mermelstein 2011
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From my Christian perspective, I would argue that "the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words."
Kelly Figueroa-Ray: Getting Stuck In Clay: An Interfaith Reflection Kelly Figueroa-Ray 2011
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At this point, I'm driving as inefficiently as possible, hammering the little car along two-lane roads, chirping the tires out of corners and wanging the engine until the fuel cutoff intercedes in nearly every gear.
Mazda3 Really Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One) Dan Neil 2012
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As a Christian I believe that Jesus Christ himself is my High Priest who intercedes on my behalf to God. remember "When you pray whatsoever you ask in my name (Jesus) it shall be done (answered)."
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The kingdom's good fairy (Lilac) intercedes at the last moment, but only to the extent of converting the death to a deep sleep, shared by the entire kingdom.
Time Off: Events in Asia William Westbrook 2010
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From my Christian perspective, I would argue that "the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words."
Kelly Figueroa-Ray: Getting Stuck In Clay: An Interfaith Reflection Kelly Figueroa-Ray 2011
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When they spot a group of child hostages led into the camp minutes before an air strike, the group intercedes despite the warnings of an unknown voice on their radio.
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At this point in the movie a guardian angel appears and intercedes in the form of a cute and frumpy old man named Clarence.
Matthew Dowd: President Obama, Take a Lesson From Capra 2010
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This is just what would happen if everything goes exactly to plan and nothing intercedes to alter that plan.
Stephen Strasburg will start first game after all-star break 2010
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