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
Cher’s filing urges the court to appoint a temporary conservator to take control of Allman’s trust, his sole source of income.
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Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
The resolution urges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to plan and complete several environmental and water system studies before committing to serve data centers or large computing facilities.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Today’s New Moon urges you to think about your daily thoughts and the future you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The sewerage district urges residents to save laundry and dishes for another day, take shorter showers and empty rain barrels regularly.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The agency urges that people along rivers and streams take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Ignoring bathroom urges and medication side effects can make symptoms harder to manage.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Mielke also urges us to participate in the Ready, Set, Go!
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Still, Agnes' guardian Garth (Brad Alexander) — who is secretly working with Mayday — urges Daisy to press on, even as the risk of being exposed grows.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
The resolution urges the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to plan and complete several environmental and water system studies before committing to serve data centers or large computing facilities.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Today’s New Moon urges you to think about your daily thoughts and the future you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The sewerage district urges residents to save laundry and dishes for another day, take shorter showers and empty rain barrels regularly.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The agency urges that people along rivers and streams take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Ignoring bathroom urges and medication side effects can make symptoms harder to manage.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Mielke also urges us to participate in the Ready, Set, Go!
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Still, Agnes' guardian Garth (Brad Alexander) — who is secretly working with Mayday — urges Daisy to press on, even as the risk of being exposed grows.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urges
encourages
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The council also encourages Gary leadership to participate in any IURC proceedings and asks for the Indiana General Assembly to biannually review utility delivery charge actions and pursue reforms.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Channeling Abbie Hoffman, Tolentino encourages people to steal from her own employer, The New Yorker, but does not explain which high crimes David Remnick has committed to earn this comeuppance.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Urges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urges. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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