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
China urged the United States on Friday to address their dispute through dialogue.
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Afp, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Authorities have not yet revealed the full details of how Robinson was detained, but multiple reports suggested that his father urged him to surrender after recognizing his son in the grainy surveillance footage released by police.
—Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump has urged Indiana and Florida to follow and that could yield one or two additional wins for Republicans in each place.
—Larry Kaplow, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Kuck urged people to stay calm and quiet if approached by immigration officers.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The governor urged Americans to choose kindness in a time of high political tension.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Afp, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Authorities have not yet revealed the full details of how Robinson was detained, but multiple reports suggested that his father urged him to surrender after recognizing his son in the grainy surveillance footage released by police.
—Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
Trump has urged Indiana and Florida to follow and that could yield one or two additional wins for Republicans in each place.
—Larry Kaplow, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Kuck urged people to stay calm and quiet if approached by immigration officers.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The governor urged Americans to choose kindness in a time of high political tension.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Plaintiffs, including people who benefited from the legal protections, urged the appeals court to endorse the district court ruling, which found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could not categorically end protections for these groups, but instead had to evaluate each case individually.
—Michael Casey, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urged
encouraged
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In his acceptance speech, Cooper revealed only started drama classes a couple of years ago and encouraged those watching to step out of their comfort zones.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Urged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urged. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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