as in to encourage
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
the public service announcement urges pet owners to spay or neuter their pets
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as in desire
a strong wish for something
I'm trying to resist the urge to eat another piece of cake
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Recent Examples of urge
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Google placed banners on its Brazilian homepage urging users to reject the legislation, while Meta ran advertisements questioning its implications for the digital economy.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Often, the urge to control how things unfold leads to frustration, impulsive decisions and unnecessary stress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Verb
What Happens Next State officials are urging people to connect to Bennington's public water supply if their wells are contaminated by PFAS.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Google placed banners on its Brazilian homepage urging users to reject the legislation, while Meta ran advertisements questioning its implications for the digital economy.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
What sends off sparks is the struggle of a person's urge to express something against the limits of form and medium.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Often, the urge to control how things unfold leads to frustration, impulsive decisions and unnecessary stress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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On April 5, disenfranchised Americans are being encouraged to protest the Trump administration's policies as part of a national movement in myriad cities, hosted by a group of older Americans called Third Act.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Trump argued the tariffs would encourage foreign car producers to move production into the United States and boost jobs in the long run.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sweeney has often expressed a desire to keep her personal and romantic life out of the public eye as her star status has grown in recent years.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The desire just to make the playoffs actually delayed a long overdue rebuild.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Their natural sweetness can satisfy your sweet tooth cravings without providing excessive calories.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Citrus America is helping retailers satisfy shoppers’ cravings for fresher, healthier products while redefining expectations along the way.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The album thrives on tension—between glitz and grime, between cool detachment and desperate longing.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The story of four women and their loves, longings and desires.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The track finds Rocky taking a lyrical jab at former affiliates of his crew, attributing their conduct to their own thirst for success and fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Millions of children across the globe will suffer from hunger and disease because Trump would rather see tons of food from American farmers rot on the docks than shipped to where they are desperately needed.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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The New York Times visited five new data center campuses in California, Utah, Texas and Oklahoma and spoke with more than 50 executives, engineers, entrepreneurs and electricians to tell the story of the tech industry’s insatiable hunger for this new kind of computing.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Urge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urge. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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