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
Each of Sanders’s videos is accompanied by thousands of comments, most by apparently delighted women who feel liberated by Sanders’s exhortations.
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Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps, but for Jacinto, the exhortation is literal.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the exhortations of the Ukrainian and other European leaders had resonated.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
With reality so often at odds with their idealized portrait, Gavin and Steinberg retreat into exhortation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
Perhaps, but for Jacinto, the exhortation is literal.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the exhortations of the Ukrainian and other European leaders had resonated.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
With reality so often at odds with their idealized portrait, Gavin and Steinberg retreat into exhortation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
Noun
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According to this recommendation, county budget commissions, which have oversight on property taxes, should act in the interest of voters.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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With a clearer picture of cash flow, an advisor can make investing recommendations based on your goals, risk tolerance and timeline.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With high school training techniques evolving, there are numerous suggestions, including the possibility that individual quarterback coaching can cement specific bad habits.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even the suggestion of such a levy, argues Schrieder, could be enough to spook studio executives weighing where to place their next tentpole.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Vehicles included in this recall may have an error in the instrument panel software at startup, failing to show speed, brake system information, and tire pressure warning lights.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect due to Tropical Storm Octave, according to the NHC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The documentary shows Monica filming Weston on her phone during his speech and, again, later when he was being interviewed by the media.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The group and its nearly 20,000 members have become so influential that top politicians from both sides of the aisle have given speeches at the conference.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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