hortative

Definition of hortativenext

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Adjective
  • Her work draws on experience in emergency medicine, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, combining clinical insight with research and advisory work.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • In an all-day meeting, members of the FDA’s advisory committee—known as VRBPAC for Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee—pored over data and presentations on the vaccine, which is dubbed mRNA-1010 and branded as mFlusiva.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • The association has consultative or representative roles at international bodies such as UNESCO, the United Nations, and the World Intellectual Property Organization and industry organizations such as the International Press Telecommunications Council.
    Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The foreign ministers of Qatar, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates issued the joint statement after a consultative meeting in Riyadh.
    Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • By letting companies digitally tag and incorporate this general repository by reference, the SEC satisfies their legal cautionary obligations.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 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
  • Engaging in physical activity may temporarily suppress tics and lessen the premonitory urge.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Many people feel an unpleasant building sensation before a tic, called a premonitory urge, describing it like an itch that needs to be scratched.
    Rena Zito, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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 | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2022
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“Hortative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hortative. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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