as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world
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Recent Examples of exhort
Trump has exhorted consumers to buy American cars and trucks, but after decades of supply chain and manufacturing globalization, there is not a single car model made entirely in the U.S.
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Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
Some vehemently exhort that the AI Act is excessive regulatory oversight.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Others would exhort that the end result is what counts, not how the inner machinations work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Wonder-working is commonplace in both the Old and New Testaments, and Jesus exhorted all his followers to heal the sick and raise the dead.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 2025
Some vehemently exhort that the AI Act is excessive regulatory oversight.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Others would exhort that the end result is what counts, not how the inner machinations work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Wonder-working is commonplace in both the Old and New Testaments, and Jesus exhorted all his followers to heal the sick and raise the dead.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhort
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In December, the libertarian Cato Institute published an article urging Trump to privatize the system.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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Then comes a video of Sam Smith as a toddler being urged to kick a ball in the hallway of the family home, followed straight after by the striker’s acrobatic finish to put Wrexham 2-0 up just three minutes on from Rathbone’s opener.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Popular online influencers with millions of followers have encouraged Holocaust denial.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The bills’ sponsors and advocates are encouraged by the bipartisan support received so far.—
Lauren Jessop,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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“Exhort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhort. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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