hortative

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hortative
Adjective
  • The same went for Darrel Madison, who now chairs the advisory committee.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The advisory committee was set to vote on May 9 whether to recommend adding two rare genetic diseases to the panel: metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Specifically, the senior casualty actuary performs a wide variety of consultative and analytical assignments associated with aspects of property and casualty insurance rate regulation.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • To solve for this many companies are focusing more on organic growth through the bundling and offering of new services that are both product focused as well as consultative.
    Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.
    John Liu, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Satire has always had an admonitory function, and besides, some people are so obnoxious that a writer has to slow-walk the reader through their awfulness.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022
Adjective
  • As is the way with these premonitory lists, not all games are guaranteed 2025 releases.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Fashion observers had also noticed that Swift had introduced a premonitory blue bodysuit into her wardrobe at the Tuesday show.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • McKinsey could also slash as many as 2,000 non-consulting staff in one of its biggest round of layoffs ever, Bloomberg reported last month, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In an email to AL.com, Jones said Alabama Writers’ Forum will have a consulting role with the initiative, including assisting with publicity and sharing contacts across the state to help promote events or connect delegates with partners.
    Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2022
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“Hortative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hortative. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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