EXHORTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

exhorted

verb

past tense of exhort

as in urged

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 exhorted At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2009, fearing a far-right resurgence, Tony Judt exhorted a recovery of the social-democratic ethos that had guided postwar Europe. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 From garage tech to global powerhouse When Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for foreign military aid from the West and exhorted his countrymen to build makeshift weapons for the resistance. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026 Teddy Roosevelt exhorted a nation of effeminate, civilized men to sally forth into the wild and reclaim their natural vitality. — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026 Days after Kirk was killed, his wife, Erika, exhorted his followers to join a church. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Even so, Bozzo exhorted the community to continue relying on the city and gathering in spaces that felt safer, like churches or city-run events. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Dezenzo exhorted local organizations to coordinate with the Planning Board to present a united community front and improve chances for success. — Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

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The department urged residents to secure access points to crawlspaces and to remove anything that would attract the coyote from the outside of their homes.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Trump called Jones last month and urged him to meet with Jackson, who defeated Jones in a GOP primary in June, according to three people with direct knowledge of the conversation who aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the exchange.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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Students avoided asking questions that could be considered controversial, and teachers no longer encouraged open discussion.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Patients should be encouraged to ask who manufactured the product, why it is being recommended, whether FDA has evaluated it and how to report an adverse reaction.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026

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