as in recommendation
a statement that strongly urges someone to do or avoid doing something
Despite her parents' exhortations to spend responsibly, she blew most of her savings on an expensive sports car.
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Recent Examples of exhortation
For all its exhortations about the future, Francis Ford Coppola's passion project is also heavily inspired by ancient Roman history.
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EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
With reality so often at odds with their idealized portrait, Gavin and Steinberg retreat into exhortation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Especially his two letters on our environmental crisis and his numerous letters and exhortations about immigration and economic justice.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
Voter registrations Swift's political statements often accompany exhortations to vote.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
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EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
With reality so often at odds with their idealized portrait, Gavin and Steinberg retreat into exhortation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Especially his two letters on our environmental crisis and his numerous letters and exhortations about immigration and economic justice.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024
Voter registrations Swift's political statements often accompany exhortations to vote.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for exhortation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
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Lutnick is also overseeing a team making recommendations for personnel picks and vetting potential candidates, and Miller is expected to play a key role in making the final decisions.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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And by the way, companies can never buy our recommendation: Their products must earn it, fair and square.Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The findings were published in a two-part report detailing how many children had attended Indian boarding schools, how many had died, the number and location of burial sites, how much federal funding the schools had received, and suggestions for moving forward.Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump himself expressed his disapproval of Wray on Sunday, citing the Mar-a-Lago raid and Wray’s initial suggestion that shrapnel, not an intact bullet, grazed his ear during the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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Their visit to Capitol Hill also came with a warning to lawmakers – join Trump in making cuts or pay the price.Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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About 18,000 people and 8,100 homes and businesses were under evacuation orders or warnings, Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said on Dec. 10, CNN reported.David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The management changes were announced as part of the company’s twentieth anniversary celebrations which also featured a speech from Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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For the next 10 minutes, Valvano delivered a speech that still resonates today, mixing humor, motivational anecdotes and inspiring people to cherish their lives.Tim Casey, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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