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
Despite the exhortations, no model scored above 2% on the test.
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Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
Taking his captain’s role to heart, Mbappe seemed particularly fired up, making multiple exhortations to the crowd to raise the noise levels during the game and receiving a booking late in the first half for a tangle with Livakovic.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Their current congressional leadership of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems far better suited to inside legislative maneuvering than public exhortations.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Slot became more involved in the post-match celebrations with supporters than ever before, raising his arms to the Kop in an apparent exhortation for fans to give a little more.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
Taking his captain’s role to heart, Mbappe seemed particularly fired up, making multiple exhortations to the crowd to raise the noise levels during the game and receiving a booking late in the first half for a tangle with Livakovic.
—Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Their current congressional leadership of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems far better suited to inside legislative maneuvering than public exhortations.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Slot became more involved in the post-match celebrations with supporters than ever before, raising his arms to the Kop in an apparent exhortation for fans to give a little more.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
Noun
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For instance, by using reliable, strong and individualized financial data to develop an AI assistant, a fintech firm can slash countless hours of manual work reconciling accounts while providing intelligent insights and task-specific recommendations and assistance.—
Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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With Conservative popularity in the city collapsing as fast as living standards, her many critics in Liverpool believe that Howe’s recommendation was carried out.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One suggestion could be to adjust Section 181 of the US tax code which allows accelerated deductions for film and TV production.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The bill was later pared back to only apply to North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens, at Jones’ suggestion.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, extreme fire weather conditions will take place in the Southwest on Sunday, with red flag warnings in effect for parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The warning was issued Friday at 7 a.m., and the latest update about this incident was released on Saturday at 7:56 p.m.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Blake Lively pays tribute to her mother, who survived an attack on her life before Lively was born, in a speech at the Time100 Gala in New York.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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