as in urges
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon
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Trump wages war for himself; Pope Leo urges us to stand for something other than ourselves.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Deep Charcoals And Muddy Greens Jade Joyner, the founder of Metal + Petal in Athens, Georgia, urges her clients to steer clear of these two aforementioned colors in their small bathrooms.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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To manage that reality, Manning encourages newer teachers to establish boundaries early and stick to them.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Not all that long ago, Fox and Telemundo likely would have blanched at an ad that encourages sports fans to get up from their sofas.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Eggs (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggs%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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