as in to urge
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation exhorted people in affected areas to avoid driving if possible, posting a photo of a collapsed and mostly submerged section of a street in Southport as the storm flooded dozens of roads.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
But not unlike Mikhail Gorbachev, who more than 37 years ago was exhorted by Ronald Reagan, standing ...
—Peter Skerry, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024
In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
On cue, Kittle rose from the bench and began exhorting the crowd as well as his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
But not unlike Mikhail Gorbachev, who more than 37 years ago was exhorted by Ronald Reagan, standing ...
—Peter Skerry, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024
In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
On cue, Kittle rose from the bench and began exhorting the crowd as well as his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for exhort
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“Exhort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhort. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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