preached

past tense of preach
as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Recent Examples of preached Those three words are the cornerstones of what Hetherman has preached daily since taking over as defensive coordinator in January. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 Trump preached about an America in decline despite reams of evidence to the contrary. Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Hukok is roughly three miles west of Capernaum, an ancient fishing town where Jesus preached and performed miracles. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025 In the Book of Acts, the pagans of Athens gathered to hear the gospel preached by Paul. Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Renck That’s the kind of mistake Bo Nix preached against making this week. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025 That’s something that’s preached about. Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025 Vrabel preached winning the second half heading into Sunday’s game. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 That mentality isn’t just preached, it’s lived daily. Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preached
evangelized
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  • Is the cause of Wings something that really needs to be … evangelized?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Preached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preached. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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