exhortation
noun
ex·hor·ta·tion
ˌek-ˌsȯr-ˈtā-shən 
-sər-;
ˌeg-ˌzȯr-,
-zər-
1
: an act or instance of exhorting
2
: language intended to incite and encourage
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His exhortation to designate the flatly fundamentally functional and decidedly desultory nondescript Liberty Loan Building as a National Historic Landmark is akin to memorializing a streetside waste receptacle, by mere virtue of the longevity of each.
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Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Gottfried’s messages are generally cheerful, plucky, full of exhortations to remain strong.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Even as Russia has become a pariah, Beijing has not paused bilateral exchanges and joint military exercises or dialed down its public exhortations on deepening strategic coordination with its friend to the north.
—Patricia M. Kim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
The final hours of the conference were a desultory exchange of business cards and exhortation to keep up one’s chin.
—Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Gottfried’s messages are generally cheerful, plucky, full of exhortations to remain strong.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Even as Russia has become a pariah, Beijing has not paused bilateral exchanges and joint military exercises or dialed down its public exhortations on deepening strategic coordination with its friend to the north.
—Patricia M. Kim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
The final hours of the conference were a desultory exchange of business cards and exhortation to keep up one’s chin.
—Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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exhortation
noun
ex·hor·ta·tion
ˌeks-ȯr-ˈtā-shən
ˌegz-
: an act or instance of exhorting
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