as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preached
Rensch says in his book that the Kamps were able to weaponize the faith the Collective preached in an attempt to alter people’s life courses for the gain of the individual and the group.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The Wild have preached patience with Jiricek, acquired 11 months ago in a trade with Columbus.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
That being said, the Sixers preached about setting a standard during training camp and the preseason.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday, though, only marked Askarov’s 20th NHL game, and Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky preached perspective.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Mistakes cost the Jayhawks All week, Leipold preached that the Jayhawks needed to limit mistakes against K-State.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Like so many great figures of history, Nkrumah is a complicated person, one who preached lofty ideas that his own human nature prevented him from consistently living up to.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
After Game 6, both managers preached that Monday night was just another game, albeit a very important one.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The Wild have preached patience with Jiricek, acquired 11 months ago in a trade with Columbus.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Machinga preached on an analogy of a man who hunted an elephant and attempted to bring it back with others.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2025
That being said, the Sixers preached about setting a standard during training camp and the preseason.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Friday, though, only marked Askarov’s 20th NHL game, and Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky preached perspective.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Mistakes cost the Jayhawks All week, Leipold preached that the Jayhawks needed to limit mistakes against K-State.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Like so many great figures of history, Nkrumah is a complicated person, one who preached lofty ideas that his own human nature prevented him from consistently living up to.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
After Game 6, both managers preached that Monday night was just another game, albeit a very important one.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preached
evangelized
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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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Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Preached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preached. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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