as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preach
Her Miami appearance echoed many familiar themes, preaching about God’s dominion and transforming American values and culture.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In his first season as Sky coach, Tyler Marsh has preached about not letting one side of the floor impact the other.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
At this stage of the offseason program, Swift understands exactly what Johnson and running backs coach Eric Bieniemy are preaching.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Many preach reform but shrink from short-term political costs.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In his first season as Sky coach, Tyler Marsh has preached about not letting one side of the floor impact the other.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
At this stage of the offseason program, Swift understands exactly what Johnson and running backs coach Eric Bieniemy are preaching.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Many preach reform but shrink from short-term political costs.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preach
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The community reinforces your beliefs and extends your reach as members naturally evangelize your approach.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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All these men have the right combination of assets, holiness, organizational skills, ability to evangelize.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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