as in encouraging
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the public service announcement urges pet owners to spay or neuter their pets
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Recent Examples of urging
Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
At his urging, Yusuf’s record company slapped a sticker over that part of the cover and removed it from later pressings.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
The review board first voted to explore expanding its authority in October 2021, at the urging of then-Executive Officer Paul Parker.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Siemens Healthineers Historical Institute Like many stories in the history of technology, this one was pushed into fruition at the urging of a woman, in this case Else-Marie Larsson.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The district considered closing Olsen as part of Hollywood Central’s K-8 conversion but decided against it at the urging of Dania Beach city leaders.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recently, Colossal announced plans to resurrect the long-extinct New Zealand bird species, the moa, at the urging of filmmaker Peter Jackson, who is an investor in Colossal.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In early 2025, partly at the urging of Bronfman, Pinewood Toronto Studios named another of its soundstages after Norman Jewison, the In the Heat of the Night and Moonstruck director who died a year earlier at age 97.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
In the year that followed, many schools set in motion plans to restrict phone-use at the urging of the former schools chancellor, David Banks.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, meteorologists are urging people to remain alert, as sea temperatures remain high and storms can still form well into October and even November.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In response, SpaceX sent a letter to the FCC this week, urging it to start counting Starlink, which currently has over 2 million subscribers in the US.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Some, however, are urging caution, warning the unprecedented success has made the stock overvalued.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
This time, a supporters group is opting for a different approach, urging fans to make the point with their feet.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Pueblo County is urging the same kind of tactic in Colorado.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk spent more than a decade speaking to young people across America, urging them to think critically, engage in civic life, and value freedom, faith, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The New York Times filed its letter July 30, urging the judge overseeing the estate to unseal the reports, saying they were designated as confidential without any justification for the sealing.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
In 2015, China made sponge cities a national policy–in large part at the urging of Yu, who made hundreds of presentations to Chinese officials over the years.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
At his urging, Yusuf’s record company slapped a sticker over that part of the cover and removed it from later pressings.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
The review board first voted to explore expanding its authority in October 2021, at the urging of then-Executive Officer Paul Parker.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Siemens Healthineers Historical Institute Like many stories in the history of technology, this one was pushed into fruition at the urging of a woman, in this case Else-Marie Larsson.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The district considered closing Olsen as part of Hollywood Central’s K-8 conversion but decided against it at the urging of Dania Beach city leaders.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recently, Colossal announced plans to resurrect the long-extinct New Zealand bird species, the moa, at the urging of filmmaker Peter Jackson, who is an investor in Colossal.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In early 2025, partly at the urging of Bronfman, Pinewood Toronto Studios named another of its soundstages after Norman Jewison, the In the Heat of the Night and Moonstruck director who died a year earlier at age 97.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
In the year that followed, many schools set in motion plans to restrict phone-use at the urging of the former schools chancellor, David Banks.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
In late August, nine Republican House lawmakers sent a letter urging the DOJ to halt a cannabis rescheduling proposal.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, meteorologists are urging people to remain alert, as sea temperatures remain high and storms can still form well into October and even November.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In response, SpaceX sent a letter to the FCC this week, urging it to start counting Starlink, which currently has over 2 million subscribers in the US.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Some, however, are urging caution, warning the unprecedented success has made the stock overvalued.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
This time, a supporters group is opting for a different approach, urging fans to make the point with their feet.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Pueblo County is urging the same kind of tactic in Colorado.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk spent more than a decade speaking to young people across America, urging them to think critically, engage in civic life, and value freedom, faith, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
The New York Times filed its letter July 30, urging the judge overseeing the estate to unseal the reports, saying they were designated as confidential without any justification for the sealing.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urging
Verb
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The immediacy and interactivity of social media platforms amplified the outrage, encouraging group mobilization.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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By encouraging curiosity, leaders and employees can move beyond surface-level use and unlock the full potential of the tools around them.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).—
Susan Curtin,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This prompt helps articulate your unique value proposition in a way that resonates with where your industry is heading.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Notice that the prompt is displayed as translucent text over the work area.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.—
Reuters 1 hr 34 min ago,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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But local leaders had no doubt about the perpetrators, even though the state’s campaign had previously been carried out through public exhortations and directives, not clandestine repaintings.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.—
Barry Gelman,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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For some of us long-suffering fans, football inspires less Messianic zeal than an annual reminder that this is a dark and cruel world and any delusional preseason hope will be quickly and thoroughly snuffed out.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even nudging up your savings rate by 1% to 2% a year and directing those dollars into tax-advantaged accounts can add up over time.—
Katie Klingensmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Brook Health can respond to the data in real time—nudging patients to remind them when to take their vitals and providing health recommendations when needed.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company emphasized the purpose of the pilot program was to more broadly get consumer feedback on the software update features.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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One of the pleasures of writing this note is the feedback from readers and the subsequent debate – usually by email, sometimes over a coffee or pint, depending on my travels.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Urging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urging. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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