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
Spirit’s unionized pilots have publicly urged the airline’s major lenders to back the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, warning liquidation would severely impact the local economy.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Since September, the authority had urged Maersk to make a return to the waterway as part of a wider appeal to the industry to being traffic back to the canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Anyone with information was urged to contact the CHP’s Woodland office at 530-702-6250.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Other staffers who played a role in Renteria’s signing include Latin American coordinator Carlos Salas, whom Agostinelli said urged him to first see the player, and Rafael Alvarez, the Venezuela supervisor, along with Jesus Mendez, a special assignment scout for international scouting.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Shares in Spotify slipped 2% in morning trading Thursday, but Wall Street analysts have urged the company to consider price increases as a way of restoring more stable revenue.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Nonprofits including Surfrider Foundation, Disability Rights California and Buena Vista Audubon urged the commission to approve penalties against Levy.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Almost everyone, however, urged me to read Sadeq Hedayat’s 1936 novel The Blind Owl, closely and more than once.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Both officials have urged peaceful protest and accountability.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Since September, the authority had urged Maersk to make a return to the waterway as part of a wider appeal to the industry to being traffic back to the canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Anyone with information was urged to contact the CHP’s Woodland office at 530-702-6250.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Other staffers who played a role in Renteria’s signing include Latin American coordinator Carlos Salas, whom Agostinelli said urged him to first see the player, and Rafael Alvarez, the Venezuela supervisor, along with Jesus Mendez, a special assignment scout for international scouting.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Shares in Spotify slipped 2% in morning trading Thursday, but Wall Street analysts have urged the company to consider price increases as a way of restoring more stable revenue.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Nonprofits including Surfrider Foundation, Disability Rights California and Buena Vista Audubon urged the commission to approve penalties against Levy.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Almost everyone, however, urged me to read Sadeq Hedayat’s 1936 novel The Blind Owl, closely and more than once.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Both officials have urged peaceful protest and accountability.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urged
encouraged
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But Flint encouraged people to attend the commissioners’ court meeting and speak against the Comanche Circle proposal.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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All retailers are being encouraged to honor customer claims.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Urged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urged. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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