as in recommendation
a statement that strongly urges someone to do or avoid doing something
Despite her parents' exhortations to spend responsibly, she blew most of her savings on an expensive sports car.
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Recent Examples of exhortation
Other video motifs include UFOs, idyllic green pastures, and vigorous exhortations to drink only the purest, rawest milk.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Even worse is his exhortation that women have more children while cutting all available safety net programs that actually support those children.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Those kinds of exhortations for victory are undoubtedly going to get the team members into a mindset of sizable determination and resolve.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Even worse is his exhortation that women have more children while cutting all available safety net programs that actually support those children.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Those kinds of exhortations for victory are undoubtedly going to get the team members into a mindset of sizable determination and resolve.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
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Declining Trust As the slop pile grows, trust in traditional search and recommendation engines has eroded.—
Uriel Maslansky,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The report's recommendations led to the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which authorized the establishment of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The friendly staff at The Feathers will advise how to best access it and offer suggestions on shorter walks.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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There were no details about why lawmakers rejected the governor’s suggestion, although several legislators recently voted to audit the project, a proposal that was ultimately shot down.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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The warning was issued at 11:41 p.m. on Wednesday, and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Wednesday at 11:46 p.m.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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The warning is in effect until 12:45 a.m. What to do as threat of lightning approaches?—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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In his keynote speech, Guisa presented statistics that illustrated the advantages of genre pics, specifically horror, in the worldwide market.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Botulism Symptoms Symptoms of botulism include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, speech or swallowing difficulties, muscle weakness, abdominal distension and constipation.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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