as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaching
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Jud sees faith as redemptive, having turned to it after causing the death of a fellow boxer in his youth, while Wicks uses shame in his preaching.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
According to a release, at the center of the memorial is a slightly larger than life size bronze of King preaching, in a welcoming gesture.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Her role includes supervising program staff and overseeing church programs as well as assisting in the preaching, teaching and pastoral ministry of the church.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has been preaching rushing with vision in order to keep the defense focused from game to game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
This includes Groypers like Nick Fuentes preaching a politics of nihilism, and that women, trans people, and immigrants are the reason why their lives are s***.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In Arizona, the Game and Fish Department has been preaching vigilance among boaters and anglers, urging them to fully clean their watercraft before moving to another lake or reservoir.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In an era of doubt, gaslighting, and lies, the choir needs preaching, too.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
But when a Brazilian pastor is called to counsel a politician, he is immediately labelled ‘corrupt,’ as if Heaven changes its mind depending on the nationality of the person preaching.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Aquarians are humanitarians who spread their gospel by preaching to others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jim Bakker typically handled the preaching on the show while his wife did the singing.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Jud sees faith as redemptive, having turned to it after causing the death of a fellow boxer in his youth, while Wicks uses shame in his preaching.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
According to a release, at the center of the memorial is a slightly larger than life size bronze of King preaching, in a welcoming gesture.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Her role includes supervising program staff and overseeing church programs as well as assisting in the preaching, teaching and pastoral ministry of the church.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
Noun
Others are preaching patience, but acknowledge that the status quo is unacceptable.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has been preaching rushing with vision in order to keep the defense focused from game to game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
This includes Groypers like Nick Fuentes preaching a politics of nihilism, and that women, trans people, and immigrants are the reason why their lives are s***.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In Arizona, the Game and Fish Department has been preaching vigilance among boaters and anglers, urging them to fully clean their watercraft before moving to another lake or reservoir.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In an era of doubt, gaslighting, and lies, the choir needs preaching, too.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
But when a Brazilian pastor is called to counsel a politician, he is immediately labelled ‘corrupt,’ as if Heaven changes its mind depending on the nationality of the person preaching.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Aquarians are humanitarians who spread their gospel by preaching to others.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
Verb
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Previously, new languages could emerge from individuals or small teams evangelizing their approach to potential contributors and users.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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Another state legislative proposal to allow public districts to hire school chaplains, which critics view as an underhanded attempt at evangelizing to students, has only succeeded in Texas and Florida.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Or the moralizing at the end of the show, when the audience, in sympathy with the Phantom, is asked to unmask.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, the bulk of the requisite moralizing falls mainly to Palmer’s socially conscious Elena, saddled with one too many speeches about making a difference, which puts a damper on the actress’ customary energetic spark.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pastor Turner’s Sunday (October 12) sermon centered on seeing the divine in the most improbable and unlikely relationships—a message that resonated amid the city’s tense atmosphere.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zion Church, with about 5,000 regular worshipers across nearly 50 cities, rapidly added members during the Covid-19 pandemic through Zoom sermons and small in-person gatherings, Long said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her research and teaching focus on modern and contemporary poetry and poetics, labor history and theory, and gender and sexuality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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An Illinois State University teaching assistant has been fired after he was captured on video flipping a Turning Point USA table and tearing up the group's flyers.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, the pavilion’s visitors rarely complied with this on-screen exhortation, leaving the nearby microphones unused.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, there were few exhortations from the roster of speakers at Kirk’s memorial to reduce the temperature in American politics or show more tolerance for all sides, right, left and center.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Expanding the curriculum Kim opened the second semester with a lecture on shifting global market dynamics, consumer behavior, production diversification, innovation strategy, traceability systems and the tightening environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory landscape.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Before the lecture, there will be a community dinner catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new system combines lessons from these programs into a lighter, more flexible package suited for mobile formations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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In a time when the country feels almost irreparably broken along its partisan fissures, and political comedy has become a minefield for controversy, Wood is looking to bridge the gaps in his own way, and maybe leave behind a few lessons of his own for others to pick up.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If all that is a little too cerebral, viewers can wait out the pontificating until the next performance comes along.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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