exhortatory
adjective
ex·hor·ta·to·ry
ig-ˈzȯr-tə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: using exhortation : exhortative
an exhortatory appeal
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Another change is the fact that ideological commitment to the Palestinian struggle can now be found among any number of left-wing internet sites and progressive publications, their on-the-ground reporting combined with exhortatory, often provocative rhetoric.
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Eric Alterman, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
Under Goldman’s inspired direction, these instructive and exhortatory dimensions coexist with scenes that, without devolving into mere entertainment, recall an edge-of-your-seat thriller.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
For a generation now, climate-vulnerable countries have issued a series of variations on a simple exhortatory theme: For this damage, the rich world must pay.
—David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
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Eric Alterman, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
Under Goldman’s inspired direction, these instructive and exhortatory dimensions coexist with scenes that, without devolving into mere entertainment, recall an edge-of-your-seat thriller.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
For a generation now, climate-vulnerable countries have issued a series of variations on a simple exhortatory theme: For this damage, the rich world must pay.
—David Wallace-Wells, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
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“Exhortatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhortatory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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