as in to urge
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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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.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
On cue, Kittle rose from the bench and began exhorting the crowd as well as his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday, Harris is scheduled to speak at the Ellipse in Washington, the site where Trump exhorted a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Washington has exhorted its European and Asian allies to carry more weight for years and has been met mostly with shrugs and excuses.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2018
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
On cue, Kittle rose from the bench and began exhorting the crowd as well as his teammates.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
On Tuesday, Harris is scheduled to speak at the Ellipse in Washington, the site where Trump exhorted a crowd of supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the Capitol in an effort to prevent Congress from certifying Biden’s victory.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Washington has exhorted its European and Asian allies to carry more weight for years and has been met mostly with shrugs and excuses.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2018
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“Exhort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhort. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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