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
Matt Baker, New York Times, 28 Sep. 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
DeBoer and his staff spent the offseason preaching the importance of sustaining everything — every game, every drive, every play.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 28 Sep. 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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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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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crashing into Grattan’s church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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This book is filled with a lifetime of teachings, as Rosemary Morrow has taught permaculture, all over the world, for 40 years.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 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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Goodall’s speaking tours brought her to Miami on many occasions, including an April 2023 lecture at Florida International University’s Ocean Bank Convocation Center and, a decade earlier, to the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center (now Watsco Center) in April 2013.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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This essay was adapted from the Christ Church, Oxford 500th anniversary lecture.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Lessons learned Along the way, Koh admits she’s made mistakes and learned some hard lessons.—
Alice Park,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Army leaders say the Switchblade is one of several technologies being folded into armored units as the service adapts lessons from Ukraine and other conflicts, where drones have played an outsized role.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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