exhortatory

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There is now, through no one’s individual fault, a consistently promotional, exhortatory, shrink-wrapped feeling to the Oscars.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2023

Under Goldman’s inspired direction, these instructive and exhortatory dimensions coexist with scenes that, without devolving into mere entertainment, recall an edge-of-your-seat thriller.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

Shrewd, detailed and exhortatory, their book breaks down obstacles to quitting, illustrated by exemplary stories of men and women who had the courage to gracefully quit jobs that did not satisfy them.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2013

Of course, this drama would need to be as nuanced and opaque as history itself – not merely heroic or exhortatory or cheerfully progressivist.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

Do-good is exhortatory enough, but it rather smacks of works; hence, possibly, the reason why I have only seen it once.

From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.