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as in persuading
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as in prompt
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as in encouraging
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 urging
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Because the Republican Congress, at the urging of the White House, blocked Democratic efforts to extend certain provisions of the ACA late last year, many middle-aged people got priced out of their health insurance.
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Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But last month, with the urging of the White House and Vice President JD Vance, who cosponsored the act as an Ohio senator, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee added the bill into a major surface transportation package and passed it nearly unanimously.
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Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Gray Davis, who was raised Catholic and returned to the church at the urging of his wife, effectively killed off Wilson’s anti-immigrant measure, Prop 187.
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Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Iran fired drones at Israel Sunday after Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs against the urging of Washington.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
The decision to close the location comes after negotiating for months upon the urging of the city of Dallas and local leaders to work out an arrangement for how the store could keep operating.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
At the urging of several resident Esperantists, the town council decided to formally embrace the language in 2006.
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Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.
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ABC News,
25 May 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Supporters gathered at the Georgia State Capitol recently urging legislators to override the governor's veto.
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Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Officials are urging people to avoid the hottest parts of the day, drink water regularly and check on vulnerable neighbors, AP reported.
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Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Trump has been urging Congress to approve the voter-ID bill, despite insufficient votes to pass it.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
County officials, as well as north state leaders, expressed condolences to the victims, their families and library staff while urging the public to avoid the area as the investigation continued.
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Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech firms, urging or forcing them to adapt their algorithms and, most recently, prevent children from circulating nude images taken on mobile phones.
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Paul Sandle,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
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Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Noun
At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Because the Republican Congress, at the urging of the White House, blocked Democratic efforts to extend certain provisions of the ACA late last year, many middle-aged people got priced out of their health insurance.
—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
But last month, with the urging of the White House and Vice President JD Vance, who cosponsored the act as an Ohio senator, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee added the bill into a major surface transportation package and passed it nearly unanimously.
—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Gray Davis, who was raised Catholic and returned to the church at the urging of his wife, effectively killed off Wilson’s anti-immigrant measure, Prop 187.
—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Iran fired drones at Israel Sunday after Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs against the urging of Washington.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
The decision to close the location comes after negotiating for months upon the urging of the city of Dallas and local leaders to work out an arrangement for how the store could keep operating.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
At the urging of several resident Esperantists, the town council decided to formally embrace the language in 2006.
—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Rollins, who had been evacuated from his apartment a few blocks from ground zero, had gone ahead with the concert at the urging of his wife and manager, Lucille.
—
ABC News,
25 May 2026
Verb
Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Supporters gathered at the Georgia State Capitol recently urging legislators to override the governor's veto.
—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Officials are urging people to avoid the hottest parts of the day, drink water regularly and check on vulnerable neighbors, AP reported.
—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Trump has been urging Congress to approve the voter-ID bill, despite insufficient votes to pass it.
—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
County officials, as well as north state leaders, expressed condolences to the victims, their families and library staff while urging the public to avoid the area as the investigation continued.
—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech firms, urging or forcing them to adapt their algorithms and, most recently, prevent children from circulating nude images taken on mobile phones.
—
Paul Sandle,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
However, the lunation is uprooting you from your comfort zone and urging you to realize that life is messy and unpredictable.
—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urging
Noun
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And social media is presumably where AI will do much of its persuading.
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The 70-year-old was explaining how the revival came about through years-long persuading of Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Linwood Boomer.
Noun
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Hollywood shouldn’t worry too much about generative AI — the transformer architecture that underpins AI models that can build images, videos, and songs from a single text prompt.
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Users can enter a single prompt and compare answers from multiple AI models simultaneously.
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The new searchable databases work against those calls, encouraging Germans to look more closely at their own families’ association with Nazism and prompting fresh reflections on how ordinary citizens came to normalize extremism.
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Passionate Mars in your 11th House of Friends sextiles Jupiter in your 1st House of Identity, encouraging brave outreach that feels warm and realistic.
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Lundberg writes that the poem is both an explication of the promise of America and an exhortation to persevere on behalf of the country.
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Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.
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Both human and artificial, and tantalizingly difficult to parse, the screams puncture the track’s otherwise steamy atmosphere, like a reminder of reality in the middle of a dreamy reverie.
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Need a reminder of what the festivities and events mean for traffic and road shutdowns and detours?
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Since then, the mussels have spread through California waterways, prompting mandatory boat inspections and decontamination requirements at lakes and reservoirs statewide.
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In Georgia, a judge dismissed a lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.
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And honestly, this type of traveler doesn’t need the most coaxing to try out a cruise vacation.
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No coaxing or pulling from the crate.
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Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?
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Consumer feedback loops—like the one Linear emphasizes—will likely accelerate refinement.
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“Urging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urging. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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