as in preached
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 evangelized
As the genre eventually called alt-country calcified in Souled American’s wake, luminaries like John Darnielle, Will Oldham, and Tweedy himself all evangelized about the Chicago group without ever replicating their sound.
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Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
A couple of years ago, as Semones released her 2024 EP Kabutomushi, the legendary bassist took notice and evangelized the up-and-comer on social media.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Kottikollon’s approach diverges sharply from Silicon Valley’s model, often defined by prescription-heavy biohacking and evangelized by the likes of Bryan Johnson.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Ba has evangelized the kind of faster, more reliable access to the internet that 2Africa promises.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
A couple of years ago, as Semones released her 2024 EP Kabutomushi, the legendary bassist took notice and evangelized the up-and-comer on social media.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Kottikollon’s approach diverges sharply from Silicon Valley’s model, often defined by prescription-heavy biohacking and evangelized by the likes of Bryan Johnson.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Ba has evangelized the kind of faster, more reliable access to the internet that 2Africa promises.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025
Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelized
preached
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Trading Alvarez would also run counter to everything Crane has preached about a perennial championship window.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The gunmen left behind a 75-page manifesto that preached hate, anti-Islam ideology, antisemitism and promoted violence.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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“Evangelized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelized. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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