as in teaching
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as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaching
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Jackson is awarded a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary because his life experiences more than fulfill the requirements for his missing courses in pastoral care, preaching and international relations.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea that animals became transfixed by Francis’ preaching was reiterated in other devotional texts.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister, and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
If a team gets in the red zone five times and kicks five field goals, Singleton remembers Joseph preaching, what’s the score?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Officials in these countries say the Brotherhood uses a blend of religious preaching, political activism, charitable institutions and media platforms to shape public opinion and challenge state authority.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Street Scriptures highlights themes and messaging that there’s a sacredness in everyday experience, understanding that performance is also a form of preaching, and that soundscapes can be sites for revelation.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Raphael’s great image of Paul preaching in Athens, arms outstretched, crowd rapt, could be the Chairman on tour in Greece.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Bowness had been preaching calm and levity, hoping to keep the group loose and believing the chances his players were creating would eventually give way to some goals.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephen, one of the first martyrs of the Christian faith, was stoned to death for preaching about Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Cook, his successor, has been preaching it since becoming CEO in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some are preaching nirvana or being blunt about impending job loss while appearing to be oblivious to the fact that most people don’t want a world without work.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet opposition to women regularly preaching persists in some Christian circles.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
My mother got fed up with my nonstop preaching.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Jackson is awarded a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary because his life experiences more than fulfill the requirements for his missing courses in pastoral care, preaching and international relations.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea that animals became transfixed by Francis’ preaching was reiterated in other devotional texts.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister, and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
If a team gets in the red zone five times and kicks five field goals, Singleton remembers Joseph preaching, what’s the score?
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Officials in these countries say the Brotherhood uses a blend of religious preaching, political activism, charitable institutions and media platforms to shape public opinion and challenge state authority.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Street Scriptures highlights themes and messaging that there’s a sacredness in everyday experience, understanding that performance is also a form of preaching, and that soundscapes can be sites for revelation.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
Harbaugh is preaching the need for his players to be accountable, to love and prioritize football and to practice harder.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Raphael’s great image of Paul preaching in Athens, arms outstretched, crowd rapt, could be the Chairman on tour in Greece.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Bowness had been preaching calm and levity, hoping to keep the group loose and believing the chances his players were creating would eventually give way to some goals.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephen, one of the first martyrs of the Christian faith, was stoned to death for preaching about Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Cook, his successor, has been preaching it since becoming CEO in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some are preaching nirvana or being blunt about impending job loss while appearing to be oblivious to the fact that most people don’t want a world without work.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet opposition to women regularly preaching persists in some Christian circles.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
Noun
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Rue takes to this teaching like the Torah, ogling the girls grinding for bills with a fervor that mimics that of a religious revelation.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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In between teaching and training, Wilkins helped coach South’s throwers.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The vinyl boom started in the late 2000s as a more niche trend among audiofiles and indieheads, with alt-rock figures like Jack White serving as early trailblazers evangelizing the format.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Merrill, a former injection drug user who is in recovery, counts herself among the thousands of harm reduction workers nationwide evangelizing a shift away from needles and toward pipes.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most were held at church, which meant the price of fried fish was often sitting through an extended sermon led by a long-winded pastor.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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And the notes that accompany the sermons in outline form are strikingly similar to those Bickle provided for years, even down to the practice of boldfacing, italicizing and underlining certain points.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her moralizing of Vernice’s character, which doesn’t happen in reverse, was fascinating to me.—
Tembe Denton-Hurst,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is where the sanctimony and the moralizing comes in.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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But his stance against the president’s tyranny is a call to action in the same vein as John Paul II’s exhortation to the free world to oppose the Soviet empire.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Monday’s lecture was a bit more heartfelt.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Like Secretary Shultz, Stan never once sat me down to give a lecture.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McMahon had a career’s worth of lessons in the virtues of bombast, and also in the dangers of it.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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And through all of her time spent in France over the years, she’s picked up a lesson that helps make her frequent travel a little more streamlined.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those include ConversationRelay, which aims to generate human-like speech that connects to large-language models like ChatGPT, as well as a product called Conversational Intelligence.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mario Lopez takes the podium for a speech at the Boys and Girls Club of America event in Las Vegas on April 7.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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