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
The Delaware County District Attorney's Office urges anyone with additional information to contact Detective Leah Cesanek at 610-623-1500 or Detective Chris Karr at 610-891-4700.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The contest urges fans to submit new flavor ideas for a chance to win $1 million.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
The agency urges Americans to create and use an individual online account, which provides information like balance due, payments made or scheduled, tax records and more.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
One year later, Edgar McGregor urges preparation A year ago today climate activist and meteorologist Edgar McGregor saved thousands of lives through his Facebook page Altadena Weather and Climate which alerted residents to the forthcoming wind event and subsequent wildfire.
—David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
These findings have prompted the development of interventions designed to create time and space between an individual’s suicidal impulse and access to firearms, allowing acute urges to subside.
—Russell Lemle, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The agency urges use of fentanyl testing in combination with other steps to mitigate harm such as never using drugs alone and not mixing different drugs, as well as always keeping the overdose reversal medication naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, on hand and at home.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the state urges measles vaccinations for all children 1 and older.
—Josh Shaffer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani has in the past voiced support for BDS, which urges countries around the globe to put economic pressure on Israel’s government and Israeli companies in protest of its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The contest urges fans to submit new flavor ideas for a chance to win $1 million.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
The agency urges Americans to create and use an individual online account, which provides information like balance due, payments made or scheduled, tax records and more.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
One year later, Edgar McGregor urges preparation A year ago today climate activist and meteorologist Edgar McGregor saved thousands of lives through his Facebook page Altadena Weather and Climate which alerted residents to the forthcoming wind event and subsequent wildfire.
—David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
These findings have prompted the development of interventions designed to create time and space between an individual’s suicidal impulse and access to firearms, allowing acute urges to subside.
—Russell Lemle, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The agency urges use of fentanyl testing in combination with other steps to mitigate harm such as never using drugs alone and not mixing different drugs, as well as always keeping the overdose reversal medication naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, on hand and at home.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the state urges measles vaccinations for all children 1 and older.
—Josh Shaffer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Jan. 2026
Mamdani has in the past voiced support for BDS, which urges countries around the globe to put economic pressure on Israel’s government and Israeli companies in protest of its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urges
encourages
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Pruning perennials at the right time encourages plants to leaf out, grow bushier, develop sturdier stems, and potentially produce more flowers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Loudermilk says this is just one of the many ways Lions Clubs work to support their communities and encourages anyone interested in joining to reach out.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Urges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urges. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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