Thesaurus results for EVANGELIZE

evangelize

verb

as in to preach

to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity) The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.

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Recent Examples of evangelize The writers who loved it, however, described it in the evangelizing tone that would define the Blue Nile’s legacy. —

Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026 Neal Rubin Carrie Klingelsmith evangelizes about hunger anyplace that will let her through the door. —

Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Han evangelizes the many ways that self-driving vehicles—and moving away from a car-centric culture—can improve society. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025 For me, the goal is not to evangelize for nuclear but to remove the emotion and add data. —

Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for evangelize

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preach

Verb

Hoover’s Cooking has always preached an egalitarian ethic.

— Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Much of what O’Hearn preached as a longtime coach with the program always circled around defense.

— Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026