exhort

There was a time when he would commonly exhort Congress to pass border legislation:

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024

OK, so her fans didn’t wear wrist-to-elbow bead bracelets, and she didn’t exhort them to register to vote — although her husband crusaded ardently for giving women the vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

Her story appeared in Chinese social media despite digital and human censors and prompted commentators to exhort national media to highlight the scandal.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

Mr. Gorbachev threw himself into the work, honing his speaking skills, often making trips around the Stavropol region to exhort young people to be good socialists and believe in the party.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022

To teach and exhort and explain to his people—and to have them understand.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Its anti-misogyny message—the refrain exhorts listeners to “think about it / do something about it”—was important to the couple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

On record, “Express Yourself” is a battering ram of industrial-funk encouragement; it exhorts the listener to create his or her own destiny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

Around every bend are tiny rewards - a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

Around every bend are tiny rewards — a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

There’s nothing to do but try to ignore the nasty stuff soaking my foot and, as Ted exhorts us, work through it.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Amal and Hezbollah officials told the ambassador-designate to remain in Lebanon and exhorted the government to reverse its decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Official propaganda exhorted citizens to face their lives and their duty to the Fatherland with endurance and perseverance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Speaking at Davos earlier, Zelensky exhorted Europe to do more to ensure its own security, saying: "Europe loves to discuss the future but avoids taking action".

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

Importantly, he exhorted artists to always remain true to themselves.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

“Our struggle is your struggle,” exhorted student leaders.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Another man shouted on the phone, exhorting a family member to leave and that he would go in and take his stead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

The show ends by exhorting visitors to help continue the Declaration’s journey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

And now, here she was - seemingly a middle-aged woman - exhorting Tamilians across the world to take forward the political struggle for their freedom.

From BBC ● May 15, 2024

There were acrobats and dancers, and H.E.R. on the guitar, and the riser-flexing rendition of “Yeah!” with Ludacris and Lil Jon exhorting the crowd to their feet.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024

Indeed, the act of exhorting was designed to enhance the prospect by talking about it as if it were a foregone conclusion, which Washington most assuredly knew it was not.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis