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exhortation

noun

Definition of exhortation

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 Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded. — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026 Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhortation

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At the recommendation of assistant director of player personnel Jason Stein, the Mets signed Yan to a two-year minor-league deal, an unusual contract for a healthy pitcher.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
And then there was a concern of fraud — particularly that these immigrants, even unknowingly, had paid for letters of recommendation.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of recommendation

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Hotel Moraine's main food and drink offering is sharing great suggestions of where to dine off property (Nookie's and Eddie's at the Silver Sands Motel, and North Fork Table and Inn near Southold were my favorites).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Most recently, Ghana pushed for the situation in South Africa to be included in the agenda of an upcoming African Union meeting, a suggestion which was rejected by the continental body.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestion

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There are also vacancies for bilingual support teachers, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, dyslexia specialists, inclusion teachers and bilingual support specialists.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
Parkinson's disease can make walking, balance, speech and other physical tasks increasingly difficult, according to the Parkinson's Foundation.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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