as in encourages
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 urges
When supplements are necessary, Sanchez urges parents to choose professional-grade options that prioritize absorption, ingredient quality and transparency.
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Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Zhang urges you to set mental boundaries like refraining from overthinking.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sagittarius energy doesn’t do small, and this quarter moon urges us to expand, to envision bigger possibilities, and to take the risk of aiming higher.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
The message also lists a phone number and urges you to call if the charge was not authorized.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The student report urges extending a current trail on Waverly Road, north of Hawthorne Park, to Porter Beach.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Global research and advisory firm Gartner urges CFOs to act now to future-proof their teams and workflows.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The piece, which urges San Diegans to reject the plan, essentially advises us to roll over in the face of relentless Republican aggression.
—Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor urges India to reassess Russian oil purchases.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Zhang urges you to set mental boundaries like refraining from overthinking.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Sagittarius energy doesn’t do small, and this quarter moon urges us to expand, to envision bigger possibilities, and to take the risk of aiming higher.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
The message also lists a phone number and urges you to call if the charge was not authorized.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The student report urges extending a current trail on Waverly Road, north of Hawthorne Park, to Porter Beach.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Global research and advisory firm Gartner urges CFOs to act now to future-proof their teams and workflows.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The piece, which urges San Diegans to reject the plan, essentially advises us to roll over in the face of relentless Republican aggression.
—Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor urges India to reassess Russian oil purchases.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urges
encourages
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My hope is that Reunion encourages commissioners and production companies to create space for other deaf people to come forward and tell their stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The presence of citizen participation in legal decision-making encourages civic engagement, fosters public trust and reanimates the participatory ideals on which the American republic was founded.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Urges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urges. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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