as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaching
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
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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
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On Sunday at the Asbury United Methodist Church, one of D.C.'s predominantly Black congregations, the Rev. Ronald Bell Jr. made Trump's crackdown and the presence of National Guard members on the streets a focus of his sermon.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are some sequences here — the concert at the beginning of the film, John Cusack’s explosion of a church sermon — that are as powerful and skilled as anything Lee’s ever done.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The group has pushed to allow families to use public grands for private school tuition and repeal the Blaine Amendment, a part of the Idaho Constitution that forbids taxpayer money to be used for religious teachings.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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To teach kids to play the role of C, educators must focus less on teaching and more on creating a space for kids to ask.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday on the Telegram social network that his government would act preemptively to establish self-reliance in response to exhortations by Thai nationalists to cut off electricity and internet connectivity to Cambodia.—
Sopheng Cheang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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On the other side of the classroom wall giggling erupted, which rendered my exhortations futile.—
Sally Ventura
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Stamets, always a crowd favorite, will also offer a keynote lecture on how psilocybin mushrooms can save the world.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
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Topical to a fault, Star Line bursts with themes – Chance’s affinity for Black people and his ‘Raq hometown, the loneliness of being a bachelor, his love for his two daughters, getting life lessons from his father, and much else.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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The lesson of China’s accession to the WTO is that real change must precede market access, not the other way around.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Its goalkeeper, Marc-André ter Stegen, back in the fold after settling an ugly dispute with the club, delivered a customary speech to fans as the reinstated captain before kickoff.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Trump focused his speech on Washington, D.C., claiming its murder rate was higher than those of Bogotá, Colombia, and Mexico City, among other cities in the world.—
Jesus Mesa
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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That was catcher’s interference, putting two men on with nobody out.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Catcher’s interference by Torrens didn’t help matters.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Plus, researchers at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last week provided open source instructions for how to build your own quantum sensor at low cost—complete with a special, crucial diamond.—
Lily Hay Newman,
Wired News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Among the available packages are women’s tennis weekends instruction and round-robin play.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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