as in preaching
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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The church is surely about practicing 'love thy neighbor,' not just preaching it.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
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Kiffin, though, appears to be preaching patience.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Sermonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonizing. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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