as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preached
The most famous fatwa was issued by Ibn Taymiyyah, a fierce Sunni jurist of the fourteenth century, who preached a rigid interpretation of the Quran and strict adherence to the cultural habits of the great deserts of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Schlossnagle and assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki have preached the patient approach.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
In the grand scheme of the turnaround, Wells has preached patience, but Seattle rarely allows it.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Her grandfather preached and her grandmother worked as the congregation’s pianist, setting an early foundation for her father.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Darnold insisted he's tried to treat this week the same as any other, even if the stakes of the game are the highest, a mantra Macdonald has also preached.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
By winning the national championship in Year 2 at Indiana, Curt Cignetti essentially eliminated all excuses for coaches who have preached patience.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Schlossnagle and assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki have preached the patient approach.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
In the grand scheme of the turnaround, Wells has preached patience, but Seattle rarely allows it.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Her grandfather preached and her grandmother worked as the congregation’s pianist, setting an early foundation for her father.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The pulpit where sermons were preached looked like an abstract disaster.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Darnold insisted he's tried to treat this week the same as any other, even if the stakes of the game are the highest, a mantra Macdonald has also preached.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
By winning the national championship in Year 2 at Indiana, Curt Cignetti essentially eliminated all excuses for coaches who have preached patience.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preached
evangelized
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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
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Elsewhere, Ba has evangelized the kind of faster, more reliable access to the internet that 2Africa promises.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Preached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preached. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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