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as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaching
David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
But his preaching of Black supremacy stirred concern in both the white community and the civil rights movement.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The challenge, according to a thirteenth-century preaching guidebook from Cambridge’s Corpus Christi College, is to make all this curiosity, interest and ambition into the ingredients of a more open and ethical social life.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
My mother got fed up with my nonstop preaching.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Jackson is awarded a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary because his life experiences more than fulfill the requirements for his missing courses in pastoral care, preaching and international relations.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea that animals became transfixed by Francis’ preaching was reiterated in other devotional texts.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister, and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Raphael’s great image of Paul preaching in Athens, arms outstretched, crowd rapt, could be the Chairman on tour in Greece.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Bowness had been preaching calm and levity, hoping to keep the group loose and believing the chances his players were creating would eventually give way to some goals.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephen, one of the first martyrs of the Christian faith, was stoned to death for preaching about Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Cook, his successor, has been preaching it since becoming CEO in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some are preaching nirvana or being blunt about impending job loss while appearing to be oblivious to the fact that most people don’t want a world without work.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet opposition to women regularly preaching persists in some Christian circles.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
There’s no outright preaching, no plea to condemn or sympathize either way.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
But his preaching of Black supremacy stirred concern in both the white community and the civil rights movement.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
The challenge, according to a thirteenth-century preaching guidebook from Cambridge’s Corpus Christi College, is to make all this curiosity, interest and ambition into the ingredients of a more open and ethical social life.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
My mother got fed up with my nonstop preaching.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Jackson is awarded a master of divinity degree from the Chicago Theological Seminary because his life experiences more than fulfill the requirements for his missing courses in pastoral care, preaching and international relations.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
The idea that animals became transfixed by Francis’ preaching was reiterated in other devotional texts.
—Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
In the 1980s, he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister, and went on to lead parallel careers in acting and preaching.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Harbaugh is preaching the need for his players to be accountable, to love and prioritize football and to practice harder.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Raphael’s great image of Paul preaching in Athens, arms outstretched, crowd rapt, could be the Chairman on tour in Greece.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Bowness had been preaching calm and levity, hoping to keep the group loose and believing the chances his players were creating would eventually give way to some goals.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Any pastor or priest, politician or podcaster, who charges that the modern children of Israel are anything other than the direct descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the beneficiaries of God’s unbreakable covenant with Israel, Hagee said, is not preaching the word of God.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Stephen, one of the first martyrs of the Christian faith, was stoned to death for preaching about Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Cook, his successor, has been preaching it since becoming CEO in 2011, shortly before Jobs' death.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Some are preaching nirvana or being blunt about impending job loss while appearing to be oblivious to the fact that most people don’t want a world without work.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Yet opposition to women regularly preaching persists in some Christian circles.
—Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
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While endorsing the cleanup, MUI’s fatwa commission warned that burying the janitor fish alive amounts to a violation of animal rights enshrined in Islamic teaching.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gupta and his colleagues have published a paper in the journal Science Robotics demonstrating a new way of teaching robots using machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The vinyl boom started in the late 2000s as a more niche trend among audiofiles and indieheads, with alt-rock figures like Jack White serving as early trailblazers evangelizing the format.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Merrill, a former injection drug user who is in recovery, counts herself among the thousands of harm reduction workers nationwide evangelizing a shift away from needles and toward pipes.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even when the Lord’s name was left out, Stanley speeches sounded like sermons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her moralizing of Vernice’s character, which doesn’t happen in reverse, was fascinating to me.—
Tembe Denton-Hurst,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is where the sanctimony and the moralizing comes in.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus' life, death and resurrection.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chapman’s lecture was one of several sessions making up the first day of Screen Forever 40, the three-day industry conference marking the 40th edition of the Screen Producers Australia gathering.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Audiences are now challenging the media’s monopoly and the top-down lecture modes of addressing viewers and readers, which in some cases can present ethical challenges.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That worked in Game 3, but Minnesota showed much better discipline in Game 4, seemingly having learned its lesson.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The lessons are relevant far beyond the country.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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King Charles’s historic address to Congress on Tuesday has already been hailed as one of the most important speeches of his reign.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most campuses earned failing grades for their speech climates.—
Jason Jewell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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