EXHORTING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

exhorting

verb

present participle of exhort

as in urging

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 exhorting Jackson also said Trump will continue exhorting Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would make significant election and voting reforms. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026 His firm, Strategy, has a business based around acquiring Bitcoin, with Saylor using his outsize social media presence to post memes exhorting others to do the same. — Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder. — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Trump has spent years dehumanizing immigrants, exhorting law enforcement to treat suspects more roughly, and attacking the rule of law. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 San Diego Clippers coach Paul Hewitt sometimes resembles a third-base coach, waving his arms forward rapidly, exhorting his players to race the ball up the floor after a rebound or forced turnover. — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024 On an August day in 2011, a man stood outside City Hall in Newark, New Jersey, exhorting a crowd through a wireless microphone. — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

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The backlash went beyond online and reached political figures like New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who sent The Met committee a letter urging them to reconsider honoring Galliano.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
The criticism then broadened, with Jewish leaders, museum donors and New York politicians publicly urging the museum to reconsider.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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Historically, the United States has sent mixed messages to Europeans, encouraging them to step up but then scolding them for seeking autonomy.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
The scarcity itself became part of the appeal, encouraging moviegoers to attend early, return for later editions and share the collectibles online.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

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