EXHORTS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhorts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exhort

as in urges

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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Recent Examples of exhorts In Paris, signage exhorts Métro riders to hydrate regularly, stay attentive to those who are most vulnerable, et cetera. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 On her deathbed, Mary exhorts her son to take advantage of this situation in grotesquely self-serving terms at odds with the movie’s overall soak-the-rich ethos. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025 There is also a growing rhetoric that exhorts the virtues of blue-collar labor. — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

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The letter also urges scrutiny of her staff, donors, and colleagues.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
And the organization urges individuals to take action – to pay attention to what boys are watching online, share this data with men, and call out sexist statements when they are said.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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Earlier this month, at least eight states sued OpenAI, with Iowa’s lawsuit alleging that ChatGPT gives dangerous medical advice, encourages paranoia and coaches people to hurt others or kill themselves.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
The constraint of the task encourages a deeper looking, and gives us, part of a society suspicious of aimless activity, an excuse to mess around and explore a strange world.

— Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

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