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preaching

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verb

present participle of preach
as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of preaching
Verb
Goines returned to the church in October to continue preaching and is listed as the lead pastor on the church’s website. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025 And that’s an awful double standard for an advisor to live under while preaching financial stability and wealth management to their clients. Marc Rogers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 An energetic 60-year-old with a white goatee and penchant for preaching in sneakers and jeans, Berger has strong views on a wide range of issues, including economic policy and public health. Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025 Many are not preaching compassion, or how to love one’s neighbor, or how to bring about unity in our communities. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025 But the money didn't go for preaching. Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 The California artist took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday preaching a message of unity and love. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025 Eventually, however, viewers began to recognize it as Jakes’ 2000 Woman Thou Art Loosed sermon, with Java reciting much of it line-for-line while implementing a whooping style of preaching that Jakes and other Black pastors are known for. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Keeping a good habit isn't easy, but one mental hack that can help with staying consistent is preaching about it, says behavioral design expert Nir Eyal. Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
Noun
  • Since 2016, Campbell's sermons have been broadcast to a national audience on the PTL Television Network.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
  • Sunday sermons have avoided direct criticism of Washington’s pettiness, foul language, mismanagement and lies.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • All have a place and [some] might fit your lifestyle better than other teaching jobs.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name was evident, with the new pope tying himself to one of the foundational figures of modern Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIII, who advocated for the rights of the poor and working class amid profound economic change.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Even worse is his exhortation that women have more children while cutting all available safety net programs that actually support those children.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
  • Too often today this has not been the case, as calls for impeachment of judges for decisions the Executive disfavors and exhortations to disregard court orders sadly illustrate.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • The student-teacher bond is remembered long after the lecture has faded from memory.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The lessons doctors are learning on KJ will hopefully be used to help many other children.
    Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • This is likely to prove most useful in lessons and lectures where users will be able to comfortably view the whiteboard whilst simultaneously toggling through different elements such as documents and notes.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump hasn't shied away from bashing Biden in speeches, online posts and executive orders, and the White House hasn't backed down in the face of the former president's criticisms.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • On Thursday, the new pope appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and delivered a short speech.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Why James Comey's Instagram post triggered federal response Comey was leading the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election when Trump fired him in May 2017.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Wi-Fi specifications have been optimized to minimize interference with robotic control systems without disrupting broader campus connectivity.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • If the user follows these instructions, the command downloads and runs the malicious file known as Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS).
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025

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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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