hortative

Definition of hortativenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hortative
Adjective
  • The president has also moved to fill both advisory boards supervising the ballroom project with his own aides and appointees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • During his nearly 20-year career in investment banking, Gabbay has provided advisory and capital markets services to clients across the real estate industry.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The actuary performs a variety of analytical and consultative tasks for the California Department of Insurance, along with providing support on special projects.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • According to Barber, the company’s online design tool, templates, and consultative approach help meet those expectations.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • For years, however, the Sabres have been the Baba Yaga that skeptics of rebuilding through the draft have been able to point to as a cautionary tale.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Venezuela has become a cautionary tale.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
    John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Adjective
  • As is the way with these premonitory lists, not all games are guaranteed 2025 releases.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Fashion observers had also noticed that Swift had introduced a premonitory blue bodysuit into her wardrobe at the Tuesday show.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In an email to AL.com, Jones said Alabama Writers’ Forum will have a consulting role with the initiative, including assisting with publicity and sharing contacts across the state to help promote events or connect delegates with partners.
    Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2022
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“Hortative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hortative. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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