as in encourages
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 urges
Libras are adept at balancing conflicting interests, but this week’s urges sure do present a conundrum!
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
The single-shot strategy urges voters to cast a ballot for only one of the two seats, which strengthens that candidate while depriving candidates of the second seat of a vote.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The order includes areas in south and central Israel, as well as the West Bank, and urges people in these places to work indoors or near bomb shelters.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The message of Megalopolis reminded me of The Boy and the Heron, the final film of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki; the film urges viewers to let the past die, and move forward into the future.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The agency urges those who utilize public transit to exercise additional caution as others identify methods to counteract plans already made.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Noah rightly calls it out as a form of self-sabotaging the relationship and essentially urges her to fight it.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
The single-shot strategy urges voters to cast a ballot for only one of the two seats, which strengthens that candidate while depriving candidates of the second seat of a vote.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
The order includes areas in south and central Israel, as well as the West Bank, and urges people in these places to work indoors or near bomb shelters.
—NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The message of Megalopolis reminded me of The Boy and the Heron, the final film of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki; the film urges viewers to let the past die, and move forward into the future.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The agency urges those who utilize public transit to exercise additional caution as others identify methods to counteract plans already made.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
Noah rightly calls it out as a form of self-sabotaging the relationship and essentially urges her to fight it.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Urges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urges. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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