as in evangelizes
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaches
But Witherspoon preaches the opposite of trepidation for her fellow stars.
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Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Willink preaches radical responsibility.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For a coach that preaches staying sharp, finetuning the mental approach and outworking the opposition, the Bills did anything but that in Chicago.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Willink preaches radical responsibility.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
For a coach that preaches staying sharp, finetuning the mental approach and outworking the opposition, the Bills did anything but that in Chicago.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Preaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaches. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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