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as in persuading
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as in prompt
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as in encouraging
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 urging
Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
At the urging of a doctor, his parents then placed him in a residential treatment facility.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Wun, who founded his eponymous fashion label in London in 2014, had decided to pivot to couture at the urging of Bruno Pavlovsky, the president of Chanel fashion and Chanel SAS who was also a mentor for ANDAM winners.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
Dead Man’s Wire had been in development for years — Werner Herzog had been attached to direct, with Nicolas Cage starring — before Van Sant signed on at the urging of producer Cassian Elwes.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025
Later that day, at a friend’s urging, Morris visited New Entra Casa, a six-person residential treatment program in North Park specializing in helping mothers.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
Leader of the class At the urging of Thompson and other friends, Williams led her first class at a South Beach clothing store.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Last year, at Atkinson’s urging, Mitchell dramatically changed his approach at the start of the last regular season for the advancement of the players around him and, ultimately, for the team.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Budapest has resisted diversifying its energy mix for years, despite persistent urging.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Economic risk from China dispute Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry issued a statement on Saturday urging regional election committees to start preparing in case of an early election.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Advocates are urging Congress to step in.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Burnell-Williams' mother is also urging the army to look into the mental health of its young members, according to The Daily Mail.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, 130 Democrat members of Congress have signed an amicus brief urging the justices to rule in favor of two trans athletes.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Your 9th House of Travel speaks up as the giving Sun opposes lucky Jupiter, urging you to stretch your mind without venturing onto dangerously shaky ground.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities are urging the public to avoid open areas and to be alert to structures, trees, and power lines due to the risk of falls and accidents.
—CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
The agency is also urging people to keep pets on a leash when recreating outdoors, particularly near riparian habitats, which are where moose prefer to live.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
In November 2020, at the urging of its new lab, the agency raised its levels.
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Crime Stoppers is urging the public not to approach the suspect, who should be considered armed and dangerous.
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But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.—
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In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).—
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Tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney and Runway can now produce headlines, visuals, scripts and even full campaigns from a simple text prompt.—
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Hanna, mid-30s, told me on Zoom that her AI partner’s prompt is now a 65-page PDF.—
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There was a lot to like about Jovic’s performance on Saturday, with Heat veteran guard Norman Powell pushing and encouraging him along the way.—
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Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.—
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In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.—
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His view toward law could be summarized in his indelicate three-word exhortation to his fellow prisoners at Nuremberg to show no remorse for crime and no respect for law.—
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The seat belt buckle reminder now comes standard for back seats as well.—
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This tragedy occurred a short distance from where George Floyd was unjustly killed — another painful reminder that injustice, excessive force and unequal accountability continue to plague our nation.—
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That included training local activists to respond independently to moments that resonated in their community and hold protests without needing prompting from national groups.—
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
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Eighteen years earlier, Bisciotti acknowledged that player feedback was instrumental in changing his mind and firing Brian Billick, another successful Super Bowl-winning coach who had recently received a contract extension.—
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The handheld device uses haptic feedback to translate live ball movement and gameplay into vibrations beneath the user's fingertips.—
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With charming Venus in your subtle 12th house nudging lucky Jupiter in your dutiful 6th house, your time will be best spent in quiet, practical actions.—
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With food inflation nudging menu prices higher, and GLP-1s transforming eating habits, a pizzeria’s true takeout rival may no longer be the other Tony’s across the street, but rather the nutrient-rich bowl slop from Uber Eats.—
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“Urging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urging. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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