as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preach
The designation no longer exists in the Catholic Church; a simplex priest is not given the authority to hear confessions or preach sermons.
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Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
On a Sunday during the trial, William Jennings Bryan preached a fire-and-brimstone sermon to an enormous crowd on the courthouse lawn.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
The Fallen Bikers and Riders founder preaches safety, especially to newer motorcyclists, while on the road.
—Alexis Martin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Texas lawmakers should remember that public education is about teaching, not preaching.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
On a Sunday during the trial, William Jennings Bryan preached a fire-and-brimstone sermon to an enormous crowd on the courthouse lawn.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
The Fallen Bikers and Riders founder preaches safety, especially to newer motorcyclists, while on the road.
—Alexis Martin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Texas lawmakers should remember that public education is about teaching, not preaching.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preach
Verb
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Others among us evangelize about something so singular that it must be experienced.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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This approach also tends to generate better referrals and references because customers who feel truly partnered with are more likely to evangelize the vendor that put them in a position to win.—
Harold Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The sermonizing lands hardest near the beginning and end of Life of Pi, where director Max Webster lets things get a little slack and starry-eyed.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2023
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Raised in the segregated south, he was steeped in the tradition of Confederate preachers who sermonized to their flocks in the CSA on the holiness of white supremacy and characterized the Christian god as inherently racist.—
Jared Yates Sexton,
The New Republic,
25 Mar. 2020
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preach. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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