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
Perhaps the exhortations of the Ukrainian and other European leaders had resonated.
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Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
In the flurry of updates to Windows 11, and Microsoft’s exhortations to upgrade your Windows 10 software, another operating system may have flown under your radar.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
On the other side of the classroom wall giggling erupted, which rendered my exhortations futile.
—Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday on the Telegram social network that his government would act preemptively to establish self-reliance in response to exhortations by Thai nationalists to cut off electricity and internet connectivity to Cambodia.
—Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
In the flurry of updates to Windows 11, and Microsoft’s exhortations to upgrade your Windows 10 software, another operating system may have flown under your radar.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
On the other side of the classroom wall giggling erupted, which rendered my exhortations futile.
—Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday on the Telegram social network that his government would act preemptively to establish self-reliance in response to exhortations by Thai nationalists to cut off electricity and internet connectivity to Cambodia.
—Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
Noun
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And now Google warns that Chrome is under attack, issuing an emergency update and a recommendation to upgrade all desktop browsers immediately.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The questions the panel will vote on have not been disclosed, but speculation has run high that the panel will endorse drastic changes to the current immunization recommendations, including the guidance to immunize newborns against hepatitis B.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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The legislation also stipulates that a 13-member task force would be created to implement policy suggestions to increase safety on the country’s public transportation systems.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a demo, a user is seen asking if the tomatoes in their view are ripe and then requests recipe suggestions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some counties are adding sirens that don’t depend on fragile cell networks to emit warnings, for one.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, announced on September 12, the FDA is once again expanding their warning list to include Jiva organic ground cinnamon, which also contains high levels of the heavy metal.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Voice recognition technology, refined through work with speech disabilities, powers virtual assistants used by billions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The El Grito de Independencia commemorates the speech that marks the beginning of the Mexican independence movement.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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