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as in reassured
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as in supported
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as in inspired
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win
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as in promoted
to help the growth or development of
asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations
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as in provoked
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter
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as in urged
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage
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Recent Examples of encouraged
La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to check with their local store for specific hours of operation.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Municipalities, school districts, and school bus transportation companies are eligible and encouraged to apply.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store for specific holiday hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to check Rite Aid's website for holiday store hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The event is free and open to the public, but fundraising is encouraged before and during the event.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
While much of the work is already underway, Gordon encouraged those able to continue to donate to help bring the project to fruition.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Year of Return also encouraged tourism and cultural connections between the African diaspora and Ghana.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to check with their local store for specific hours of operation.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Municipalities, school districts, and school bus transportation companies are eligible and encouraged to apply.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store for specific holiday hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Customers are encouraged to check Rite Aid's website for holiday store hours.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
The event is free and open to the public, but fundraising is encouraged before and during the event.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
While much of the work is already underway, Gordon encouraged those able to continue to donate to help bring the project to fruition.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouraged
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The Sicilian Inheritance The Italian American writer Jo Piazza created this companion podcast for her novel of the same name, investigating the real-life mystery that inspired the book.Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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In December 1984, that old piano, which barely fit into the living room of a cottage on Shady Glade Court in the Rosedale neighborhood, inspired a 40-year-old tradition.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Anderson was promoted to lead vocalist after joining Chic on tour, sharing the role with Luci Martin from 1978-1983.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Washington once promoted economic interdependence but now openly weaponizes it.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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But few things provoked a more consistently ambivalent posture from Buckley than populism.Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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The funding debacle has provoked questions about Speaker Johnson’s future and whether someone else is better equipped to lead the House GOP conference in the next Congress.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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Earlier in December, Pope Benedict XV urged a holiday truce.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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While the severity of the 2025 tornado season is uncertain, residents are urged to stay informed and prepared.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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The most direct one is to have an owner unafraid to spend hundreds of millions of dollars per annum on player salary.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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That was the Yankee way, throwing money at every big-name free agent and being unafraid to build the best team money can buy.Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Among other casualties was Iran’s influence in Syria, painstakingly cultivated through years of costly intervention and unwavering support.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Mangione, reportedly motivated by anger toward corporate practices, is said to have been driven by similar frustrations that these lawsuits target, especially concerning the inflated costs of essential drugs.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Asked if the Blue Jackets were motivated by it, Werenski didn’t flinch.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gulf Arab states helped rebuild Lebanon after the 2006 war, but years of economic decline and an emboldened Hezbollah could now deter the global community and specifically the Middle East from helping with Lebanon’s costly reconstruction.Emma Graham, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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The executive is referring to the younger audiences who have become more emboldened to share this lengthy material from the sanctity of the cineplex, where phones are supposed to be banned.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Encouraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouraged. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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