preachments

noun

plural of preachment
as in lectures

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  1. exhortations
  2. speeches
  3. lessons
  4. addresses
Noun
  • Duckworth also faced backlash from critics who argued that her message was, at best, a series of hollow exhortations to simply try harder and, at worst, an insidious form of victim-blaming that ignored structural inequality.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Their exhortations to get rich quick, drive fast cars and aggressively treat women as property are followed by millions of people online.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of exhortations
Noun
  • Alexis and Nic Peart diverted their dog walk to listen to speeches commending the commode that will now sit across the street from their home.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • But political unrest in the region prompted his parents to send him and his older brother unaccompanied to live with an aunt and uncle in Tacoma, Washington, Huang has explained in multiple interviews and speeches.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of speeches
Noun
  • Dusso believes the 2026 election also taught state Republicans several lessons.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Mazza grew up in the School of American Ballet in New York, after starting lessons in a Brooklyn neighborhood studio as a small child.
    — Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of lessons
Noun
  • Therefore, Chicago condominium owners are not entitled to e-mail addresses and phone numbers of board members.
    — Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Larger orders can also be shipped, but only to Kansas addresses.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of addresses
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