exhorting

verb

present participle of exhort
as in urging
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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Recent Examples of exhorting Jackson also said Trump will continue exhorting Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would make significant election and voting reforms. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026 His firm, Strategy, has a business based around acquiring Bitcoin, with Saylor using his outsize social media presence to post memes exhorting others to do the same. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder. — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Trump has spent years dehumanizing immigrants, exhorting law enforcement to treat suspects more roughly, and attacking the rule of law. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 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 San Diego Clippers coach Paul Hewitt sometimes resembles a third-base coach, waving his arms forward rapidly, exhorting his players to race the ball up the floor after a rebound or forced turnover. — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024 On an August day in 2011, a man stood outside City Hall in Newark, New Jersey, exhorting a crowd through a wireless microphone. — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhorting
  1. urging
  2. encouraging
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  • Despite impressive demonstrations, a true, self-improving AI beyond human control remains unproven, urging leaders to distinguish current capabilities from future forecasts.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Police are urging anyone with information about Waddell's whereabouts to come forward, specifically asking fishermen, boat operators and residents along Grenada's southern coastline to report any sightings that could assist in the search.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of urging
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  • The consul general is encouraging all Haitians, including Haitian Americans, to obtain a valid Haitian passport.
    — Tania Francois, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Singapore’s healthcare system combines public subsidies with compulsory medical savings and co-payments, encouraging people to take greater responsibility for their own healthcare spending, while still keeping things affordable.
    — Runchana Pongsaparn, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of encouraging

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