as in urged
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 exhorted
Days after Kirk was killed, his wife, Erika, exhorted his followers to join a church.
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Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Even so, Bozzo exhorted the community to continue relying on the city and gathering in spaces that felt safer, like churches or city-run events.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Lloyd exhorted the crowd a few times.
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ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Dezenzo exhorted local organizations to coordinate with the Planning Board to present a united community front and improve chances for success.
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Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Coaches exhorted George to keep shooting — and so did Poole.
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Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
The sans-serif typeface closely resembles that of the intertitles seen in Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas’s revolutionary film La hora de los hornos (Hour of the Furnaces, 1968), which exhorted the Argentinian people to revolt against the Onganía regime.
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Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
In an election statement in 2025, WGA West board member Adam Conover — who has his own popular channel on YouTube with nearly a million subscribers— exhorted the union to organize around YouTube and podcasts.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Even so, Bozzo exhorted the community to continue relying on the city and gathering in spaces that felt safer, like churches or city-run events.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Lloyd exhorted the crowd a few times.
—
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Dezenzo exhorted local organizations to coordinate with the Planning Board to present a united community front and improve chances for success.
—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Coaches exhorted George to keep shooting — and so did Poole.
—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
The sans-serif typeface closely resembles that of the intertitles seen in Octavio Getino and Fernando Solanas’s revolutionary film La hora de los hornos (Hour of the Furnaces, 1968), which exhorted the Argentinian people to revolt against the Onganía regime.
—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
In an election statement in 2025, WGA West board member Adam Conover — who has his own popular channel on YouTube with nearly a million subscribers— exhorted the union to organize around YouTube and podcasts.
—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhorted
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Mamdani said the city would stand with its immigrant communities, and urged anyone with questions to call the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) free Immigration Legal Support Hotline at (800) 354-0365.
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The email urged members to reach out to Assembly Speaker Rivas to win his support.
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In 1981, President Reagan signed an executive order creating the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and encouraged more federal funding for HBCUs.
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The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information that could help the investigation are encouraged to contact HSCO.
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