as in preaching
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 evangelizing
Previously, new languages could emerge from individuals or small teams evangelizing their approach to potential contributors and users.
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Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Another state legislative proposal to allow public districts to hire school chaplains, which critics view as an underhanded attempt at evangelizing to students, has only succeeded in Texas and Florida.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, with Vision Pro on shelves and AR an official focus for Apple’s future pipeline, thanks to years of CEO Tim Cook evangelizing the bleeding-edge tech, Apple is putting these spatial capabilities front and center in the iPhone.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Brian Contos is the Field CISO at Mitiga with 30+ years of experience building successful companies and evangelizing cybersecurity.
—Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Another state legislative proposal to allow public districts to hire school chaplains, which critics view as an underhanded attempt at evangelizing to students, has only succeeded in Texas and Florida.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, with Vision Pro on shelves and AR an official focus for Apple’s future pipeline, thanks to years of CEO Tim Cook evangelizing the bleeding-edge tech, Apple is putting these spatial capabilities front and center in the iPhone.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Brian Contos is the Field CISO at Mitiga with 30+ years of experience building successful companies and evangelizing cybersecurity.
—Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evangelizing
preaching
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DeBoer and his staff spent the offseason preaching the importance of sustaining everything — every game, every drive, every play.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Evangelizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evangelizing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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