exhort
verb (used with object)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
have been exhorting
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present perfect progressiveof exhort.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Clergy of all faiths have been exhorting the faithful to pray for precipitation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2014
So widely accepted is this notion of civic decline that both Bill Clinton and Bob Dole have been exhorting Americans to pull up their socks.
From Time Magazine Archive
