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
Anyone with information regarding this incident was urged to contact the Chandler Police Department at 480-782-4130.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
House Democrats have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide funding for November SNAP benefits, noting the department can use the program's contingency fund and transfer other dollars to support the program through next month.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) organization urged Radiohead to boycott Israel over its conduct in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Wind gusts are expected to be as high as 60mph, which could exacerbate the situation across the entire region, so drivers are urged to use caution and only travel if necessary.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
But as investors increasingly look to emerging markets, another panelist urged them to be mindful of their perception of risk when considering Africa in particular.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
These businesses are urged not to serve the product.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Readers urged her to trust her instincts and not allow herself to be minimized.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
House Democrats have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide funding for November SNAP benefits, noting the department can use the program's contingency fund and transfer other dollars to support the program through next month.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) organization urged Radiohead to boycott Israel over its conduct in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Wind gusts are expected to be as high as 60mph, which could exacerbate the situation across the entire region, so drivers are urged to use caution and only travel if necessary.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
But as investors increasingly look to emerging markets, another panelist urged them to be mindful of their perception of risk when considering Africa in particular.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
These businesses are urged not to serve the product.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Readers urged her to trust her instincts and not allow herself to be minimized.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urged
encouraged
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Maintaining positive ties with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung would continue the lattice-like foreign policy encouraged by Washington, one that favors multilateral cooperation among like-minded nations over bilateral dependence.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Electric telegraph lines and railroads encouraged and were encouraged by a new age of imperial expansion, commodity extraction, industrialization, urban growth, global migration, rising population, and scientific development, among other things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Urged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urged. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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