URGED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

urged

verb

past tense of urge

as in encouraged

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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Recent Examples of urged Eisenkot urged him to do so, arguing that military force without a diplomatic strategy could not deliver a lasting victory. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 City officials urged residents and visitors to stay indoors and to wear a mask outside. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Riley urged his team Saturday to hang in there, assuring that its best days were still ahead. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 People with chronic health conditions, pregnant women, young children and anyone 65 or older are at higher risk of developing complications from the flu, and Turner urged anyone fitting those categories to take extra precautions this season. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026 Eisenkot and other opposition leaders urged the White House, through intermediaries including Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson, to stay out of the race, according to Israeli sources familiar with the efforts. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 In recent weeks, dozens of Latino leaders urged the Democratic Governors Association to commit ten million dollars to Hinojosa’s campaign. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 But at a foreign policy discussion in September at the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington think tank, Duckworth urged her colleagues not to pursue impeachments. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Alison Linder, assistant sustainability coordinator at Occidental College, which has a thrift store of its own with Halloween costumes in stock, encouraged people to organize their own swaps with neighbors, friends or school classmates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly dismissed previous caution of AI tools and encouraged rapid autonomous innovation at the Pentagon.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

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