as in encouraged
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the public service announcement urges pet owners to spay or neuter their pets
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Recent Examples of urged
The 26-year-old has been Arsenal’s captain since the summer of 2022, but in August, Adams urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to strip the Norway international of the Arsenal captaincy and hand the role to Declan Rice.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Locals are urged to avoid beaches in the area as lifeguards keep people from entering the water.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Moss also urged his followers, and particularly fellow Black men, to undergo regular cancer screenings.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to intervene.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Parfitt urged homeowners to take advantage of grants, information and help with mitigation work available via local FireSafe Councils and FireWise community groups.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Carl DeMaio, a Republican assemblyman and leader of the grassroots group Reform California, half-jokingly urged a packed room not to campaign too publicly.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Hamas urged Palestinians to stay put in defiance of the latest evacuation orders.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Locals are urged to avoid beaches in the area as lifeguards keep people from entering the water.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Moss also urged his followers, and particularly fellow Black men, to undergo regular cancer screenings.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to intervene.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Parfitt urged homeowners to take advantage of grants, information and help with mitigation work available via local FireSafe Councils and FireWise community groups.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Carl DeMaio, a Republican assemblyman and leader of the grassroots group Reform California, half-jokingly urged a packed room not to campaign too publicly.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Hamas urged Palestinians to stay put in defiance of the latest evacuation orders.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urged
encouraged
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Mixing and matching is encouraged.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Urged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urged. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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