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Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God. Each invokes God's aid against the other. (source)invokes = calls upon
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She invoked the Fifth Amendment as reason not to answer.invoked = cited or called upon for validation
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Her grandmother's handwritten recipes always invoke a sense of nostalgia and fond memories of their summer baking sessions.invoke = bring forth or call upon emotions, feelings, or memories
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In the midst of the storm, the sailors began to invoke the ancient sea gods, hoping for their protection and a safe journey home.invoke = call upon
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She invoked the National Emergency Act to support her actions.invoked = cited or called upon for validation
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I only invoked what you already knew. (source)invoked = brought forth
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He used all his money for a ticket, boarded the train as he had done many times, coolly chatted with the conductor, to whom Dill was a familiar sight, but he had not the nerve to invoke the rule on small children traveling a distance alone if you've lost your money the conductor will lend you enough for dinner and your father will pay him back at the end of the line. (source)invoke = call upon
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She invoked the Sunday rule as soon as he returned from the skateboard park, and a family outing was launched. (source)invoked = cited as a reason to do something
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When I woke up, Dede's voice was in my ear, invoking the Lord's name. (source)invoking = citing
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Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. (source)invokes = calls upon
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But all in vain; the indignant gale howls louder; then, with one hand raised invokingly to God, with the other they not unreluctantly lay hold of Jonah.† (source)
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They did not invoke in me thoughts of God, or sailing before the mast, or some great love as crowded night skies at home had done; I thought instead, in the light of those cold points, of the decision facing me. (source)invoke = bring forth
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Once in a while I've found sticks of incense, and candles too, as if Laura were being invoked. (source)invoked = called upon with magical power
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"No one tried to keep Tom imprisoned in Bombay," I say, invoking my brother's name as a last resort. (source)invoking = calling to mind
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Some of us have found it interesting that many of the connections he invokes are dead.† (source)invokes = calls upon
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But we intend to call several of the law enforcement officers present in the courtroom, and I would like to invoke the rule of sequestration. (source)invoke = call upon to use
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