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
The government adhered to these exhortations by directing state and private telecommunications firms to prohibit dealings with Chinese companies and banning Chinese telecommunication firms from the Indian market.
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
The image is the only one on the Instagram account, and was accompanied by an exhortation to those passing by.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2019
For all its exhortations about the future, Francis Ford Coppola's passion project is also heavily inspired by ancient Roman history.
—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
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
The image is the only one on the Instagram account, and was accompanied by an exhortation to those passing by.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2019
For all its exhortations about the future, Francis Ford Coppola's passion project is also heavily inspired by ancient Roman history.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhortation
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Lindsay enthusiastically backed the recommendations made by Vickrey and Theodore Kheel, a labor mediator and fixer also brought in to think about these problems.Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, Jay’s monumental work made twenty recommendations, none of which were enacted by the previous Conservative government.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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You’re not obligated to follow every suggestion or meet every deadline imposed on you.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The video quickly attracted a myriad of comments and suggestions.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Wildfire evacuations in Southern California Evacuation orders or warnings were issued for tens of thousands of residents near the major fires in the region.Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Many families in that area were affected by evacuation warnings and power outages.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The losses came amid a broader technology selloff, despite Wall Street’s positive reaction to the speech that largely focused on Nvidia’s efforts in robotics.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Meta-morphosis Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Exhortation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhortation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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