exhortations

noun

plural of exhortation
as in recommendations
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 exhortations Duckworth also faced backlash from critics who argued that her message was, at best, a series of hollow exhortations to simply try harder and, at worst, an insidious form of victim-blaming that ignored structural inequality. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Their exhortations to get rich quick, drive fast cars and aggressively treat women as property are followed by millions of people online. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded. — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026 Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 Caminero’s sprint included several mid-stride hops and fist pumps and exhortations to the crowd. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Trump’s exhortations to the oil industry dovetail with a broader push to address cost-of-living concerns weighing heavily on Republicans’ bid to maintain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 10 Jan. 2026
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  1. recommendations
  2. suggestions
Noun
  • The 2026 Michelin Guide American South, announced Wednesday night in Nashville, handed out Stars, Bibs and recommendations across North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Atlanta.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • New diagnostic recommendations, which ASH released in September, aim to ensure more patients secure early treatment.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of recommendations
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  • But the group’s suggestions are for candidates and measures that are supported by more conservative voters, leading some Californians to call the guide deceptive.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Other additions include context-aware suggestions within Messages (like turning a message inviting you to something into a calendar entry), SynthID watermarking support in Photos, and support for user profiles in the Apple TV app.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
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