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 At the start of the year, top DHS officials, including Mullin, urged lawmakers to provide funding specifically for purchasing more body cameras and training officers on how to use them. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 Those with information on his whereabouts are urged to contact Ryde Police Station or Crime Stoppers. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Yet the attorney general stressed that the election was bigger than Israel, and, invoking Purim’s Queen Esther, urged Jewish voters to put their own feelings of personal safety aside. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 McBain urged property owners to have post-storm assessments done on larger trees. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Some of his friends had urged their parents not to go to work, to wait until ICE had left Danbury. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Campus police still urged the university to act, the suit said. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The Los Angeles Conservancy has urged those interested in the home’s future to reach out to LA City Councilmember Traci Park to express their concerns. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026 The alert urged residents in the affected area to leave immediately and travel east on FM 2210. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urged
encouraged
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  • When government applies the rules consistently, businesses have the confidence to invest, innovation is encouraged, public institutions earn greater trust and the public benefits.
    — Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone with information on the collision is encouraged to contact Officer Giovanni Zaino of the Middletown Police Patrol Division at 860-638-4000, ext 6323.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Urged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urged. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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