EXHORTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

exhorted

verb

past tense of exhort

as in urged

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 exhorted The ringleader of it all was a 22-year-old rookie who hugged and high-fived his new fans and exhorted them to get louder. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 At Sunday's service, the first since the expiry of TPS protections, Toussaint exhorted his congregants to persevere. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2009, fearing a far-right resurgence, Tony Judt exhorted a recovery of the social-democratic ethos that had guided postwar Europe. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 From garage tech to global powerhouse When Russia invaded Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for foreign military aid from the West and exhorted his countrymen to build makeshift weapons for the resistance. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026 Teddy Roosevelt exhorted a nation of effeminate, civilized men to sally forth into the wild and reclaim their natural vitality. — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026 Days after Kirk was killed, his wife, Erika, exhorted his followers to join a church. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Even so, Bozzo exhorted the community to continue relying on the city and gathering in spaces that felt safer, like churches or city-run events. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

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Both urged demonstrators to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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