preaches

present tense third-person singular of preach
as in evangelizes
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Recent Examples of preaches Schumer preaches affordability in Dem midterm pitch while sabotaging GOP fixes. — FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Cristobal still preaches relentless effort, a pursuit of excellence and, of course, the team focusing on going 1-0 every week. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 As seen in Death of the Pastor’s Wife, John-Paul has continued his ministry and now preaches to a congregation of around 15 to 20 people in a series of pop-up services around Myrtle Beach. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 The album closes with a monologue from the director David Cronenberg, who preaches that long-term legacy really can’t be the artist’s concern. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Schenck essentially preaches staying on the back leg, coiling up the body, letting the ball go as deep as possible and then unleashing a swing as fast as possible. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026 There’s Mallory McMorrow, a moderate technocrat who preaches the virtues of reaching across the aisle and keeping her own party’s tent roomy. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026 The titular Jim is an Insta-famous gym queen — the filmmakers made an account to follow several gay influencers during production for research — who preaches self-love but looks down on anyone who doesn’t fit his own standard of beauty. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaches
evangelizes
Verb
  • Santana evangelizes for the protocol by upending the equation.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The actor and comedian, who was married to Katy Perry, has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking in MAGA America.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Preaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaches. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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