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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Her grandfather preached and her grandmother worked as the congregation’s pianist, setting an early foundation for her father.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026 -
But White has long preached the process over championship pedigree to his potential players, and that doesn’t change now that Texas has a title.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Sermonized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonized. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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