as in recommendation
a statement that strongly urges someone to do or avoid doing something
Despite her parents' exhortations to spend responsibly, she blew most of her savings on an expensive sports car.
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Recent Examples of exhortation
Freedom is a struggle, Ronald Reagan’s proclamation said in 1986, echoing Frederick Douglass’s exhortation that if there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Trump’s exhortations to the oil industry dovetail with a broader push to address cost-of-living concerns weighing heavily on Republicans’ bid to maintain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
His view toward law could be summarized in his indelicate three-word exhortation to his fellow prisoners at Nuremberg to show no remorse for crime and no respect for law.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The exhortation from players and fans alike is directed toward Bubacarr Jallow, and encapsulates the unique, aggressive style the senior defender and midfielder exudes.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Trump’s exhortations to the oil industry dovetail with a broader push to address cost-of-living concerns weighing heavily on Republicans’ bid to maintain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
His view toward law could be summarized in his indelicate three-word exhortation to his fellow prisoners at Nuremberg to show no remorse for crime and no respect for law.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The exhortation from players and fans alike is directed toward Bubacarr Jallow, and encapsulates the unique, aggressive style the senior defender and midfielder exudes.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
Noun
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Trustees had a choice to concur with staff’s recommendation to deny a special use permit or grant the petitioner’s request for approval.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Cabinet also makes recommendations to the governor general for the chair and vice chairs of the Commission.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For years the owner, now 66, has watched tape, done his own player evaluations and sent observations and suggestions to DeCosta, mostly about players who might be available in later rounds — without exerting any actual decision-making power.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The report actually describes something that sounds like Google’s Magic Cue, which relies on Gemini to offer suggestions based on your activity.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company’s defense that the EPA doesn’t require a cancer-warning label for Roundup doesn’t cut it with them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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King Charles’s historic address to Congress on Tuesday has already been hailed as one of the most important speeches of his reign.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most campuses earned failing grades for their speech climates.—
Jason Jewell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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