as in preaches
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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preaches
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The Yankees organization preaches good plate discipline and hitting strikes hard and in the air.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Hegseth wants to reform the military chaplain corps Hegseth’s church network, the CREC, preaches a patriarchal form of Christianity, where women cannot serve in leadership, and pastors argue that homosexuality should be criminalized.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Sermonizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonizes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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