as in preached
to deliver a sermon
did not believe that it was the president's place to sermonize, especially to other world leaders
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Hoover’s Cooking has always preached an egalitarian ethic.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Much of what O’Hearn preached as a longtime coach with the program always circled around defense.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Sermonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonized. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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