as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preached
Honeywell is following in the footsteps of 3M, Danaher, GE, and United Technologies — companies that once preached the virtues of a diversified portfolio but have concluded that value now comes from focus.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Danish-Norwegian philosopher Aksel Sandemose introduced the concept in his 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks, in which people in the fictional town of Jante faced societal pressure to subscribe to a collective mindset which preached modesty and collectivism.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 June 2026
In this early 19th-century rebirth of backcountry religion, traveling ministers preached a fiery gospel of grace, stirring large crowds with their open-air sermons.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The executives who preached job-hopping and the career coaches who built careers around hacking your way to more money were describing a market that genuinely rewarded those behaviors at a specific moment in time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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
Much like a year ago, when extending Kirill Kaprizov, eventually, with an NHL-record deal worth $17 million per season, Guerin preached patience, saying these things take time.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
Most of us can identify with the universal recipe for success that was preached to us during our formative years.
—Rodney C. Adkins, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
From age 14 to 17 Baldwin preached outside school hours in a small Pentecostal church.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
Danish-Norwegian philosopher Aksel Sandemose introduced the concept in his 1933 novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks, in which people in the fictional town of Jante faced societal pressure to subscribe to a collective mindset which preached modesty and collectivism.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 June 2026
In this early 19th-century rebirth of backcountry religion, traveling ministers preached a fiery gospel of grace, stirring large crowds with their open-air sermons.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The executives who preached job-hopping and the career coaches who built careers around hacking your way to more money were describing a market that genuinely rewarded those behaviors at a specific moment in time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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
Much like a year ago, when extending Kirill Kaprizov, eventually, with an NHL-record deal worth $17 million per season, Guerin preached patience, saying these things take time.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
Most of us can identify with the universal recipe for success that was preached to us during our formative years.
—Rodney C. Adkins, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
From age 14 to 17 Baldwin preached outside school hours in a small Pentecostal church.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preached
Verb
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Catholics began to resurface around 1837 with another wave of European migrants who evangelized in the streets and in the name of the poor and immigrants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Preached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preached. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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