preachments

noun

plural of preachment
as in lectures

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  1. exhortations
  2. speeches
  3. lessons
  4. addresses
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of exhortations
Noun
  • Dozens of community members attended to watch the ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning, where project leaders and investors gave speeches before patrons could tour the first and second floor of the building.
    — Julianna Mejia July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • However, these recent speeches might also imply that officials may be waiting for a little more data before potentially raising interest rates.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of speeches
Noun
  • The lessons Thomas wanted his daughters to learn now extend beyond his own family.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey* film adaptation offers profound leadership lessons from King Odysseus's arduous journey home.
    — Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of lessons
Noun
  • That is a corporate social responsibility calculation yielding a net benefit, measured in deeds and addresses rather than press releases.
    — Tonya M. Evans, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The database contains Social Security numbers, addresses, medical-disability records and signatures.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of addresses
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