encourage
Example Sentences
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He then made the fateful decision to encourage families in his district to message him if they wanted to invite him to their quinceañeras.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
To encourage people to share their experiences, she launched the first South Asian Baby Loss Awareness Week last year, with talks from women, GPs and charities.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The notion is expressed in the survey results, which found wide variation in how faculty members mention AI use in syllabuses or whether they encourage or discourage AI in classes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"And cancer is potentially exploiting that same principle, changing where in the genome these dynamics are more important to manipulate cell identity and encourage uncontrolled growth."
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
“We’re going to encourage Braviary to do a little branching today, Axel. I’m glad you could be here to help.”
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.