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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Advertisement Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa Azin exhorted the world to lower youth unemployment.
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Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
In the face of this generational sea change, Cuba’s government wields power in an existential limbo and fills the void by exhorting its citizens to be faithful patriots.
—Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Those rumors are back, along with many others, as influencers exhort people to avoid all kinds of foods with the ultimate goal of banishing inflammation from the body.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Following Wednesday’s win, Nimmo exhibited his growing comfort as a spokesman type, first by exhorting Mets fans to fill Citi Field this weekend and then by displaying his appreciation of Daniel Murphy in the team’s postseason history.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Edith M. Lederer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
In the face of this generational sea change, Cuba’s government wields power in an existential limbo and fills the void by exhorting its citizens to be faithful patriots.
—Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Those rumors are back, along with many others, as influencers exhort people to avoid all kinds of foods with the ultimate goal of banishing inflammation from the body.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Following Wednesday’s win, Nimmo exhibited his growing comfort as a spokesman type, first by exhorting Mets fans to fill Citi Field this weekend and then by displaying his appreciation of Daniel Murphy in the team’s postseason history.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Exhort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhort. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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