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Recent Examples of preachment
It may well be called a preachment for peace.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
This is why their exhortations and preachments are so commonly met with bemused responses.
—Adolph Reed Jr., Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
Both figures suggest that the Church’s preachment would be inaccessible to the majority of the English people in both Latin and the vernacular without some sort of visual aid.
—John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
This is why their exhortations and preachments are so commonly met with bemused responses.
—Adolph Reed Jr., Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
Both figures suggest that the Church’s preachment would be inaccessible to the majority of the English people in both Latin and the vernacular without some sort of visual aid.
—John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachment
Noun
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In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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His view toward law could be summarized in his indelicate three-word exhortation to his fellow prisoners at Nuremberg to show no remorse for crime and no respect for law.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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Don't sweat it — music aficionados can tune in and rock out to all of the stellar performances, speeches, and festivities via livestream this year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Victoria gave Brooklyn a special nod while thanking her children during a speech.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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Very few people want to buy a ticket for a lecture on overconsumption, corporate exploitation, and the dumbing down of public discourse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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How to watch Newsom will deliver his final State of the State address inside the California State Capitol on Thursday.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Newsom is expected to unveil key priorities for his final year Thursday morning in a State of the State address before lawmakers.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Preachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachment. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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