as in exhortation
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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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Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
7 May 2026
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Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is part of the reason, for example, that her execution speech is not a giant rail against Henry VII.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Shame on any educational institution that censors speech condemning it.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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However, he was stunned to learn how supportive his family was – there was no lecture, no argument.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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On 28 August 1947, Gombrowicz gives a lecture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Ensure addresses and subscriptions are up-to-date.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
19 May 2026
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“Preachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachment. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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