as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preached
Mamdani preached about the future and promised better days.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
America preached democracy while supporting some of the most brutal dictators in the region.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 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
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
Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
America preached democracy while supporting some of the most brutal dictators in the region.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 29 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
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
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 30 Nov. 2025.
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