as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preach
Swaggart preached the gospel of Jesus Christ on television longer than any other American evangelist in history, according to his ministry website.
Swaggart, who was born on March 15, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, launched into full-time ministry in 1955.
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Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
According to King, the top 1% of professionals preach positivity to themselves.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 June 2025
From some of the most powerful seats in the world, politicians preached collective action, trying to appease the fears of an already concerned youth.
—Alan McClay, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
Roy would never miss a service he was scheduled to preach.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 25 June 2025
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Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
According to King, the top 1% of professionals preach positivity to themselves.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 June 2025
From some of the most powerful seats in the world, politicians preached collective action, trying to appease the fears of an already concerned youth.
—Alan McClay, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
Roy would never miss a service he was scheduled to preach.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preach
Verb
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Direct sales teams will evangelize to the largest enterprises.—
Calum Chace,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Both founders treat selling a product like evangelizing a faith.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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The sermonizing lands hardest near the beginning and end of Life of Pi, where director Max Webster lets things get a little slack and starry-eyed.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2023
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Raised in the segregated south, he was steeped in the tradition of Confederate preachers who sermonized to their flocks in the CSA on the holiness of white supremacy and characterized the Christian god as inherently racist.—
Jared Yates Sexton,
The New Republic,
25 Mar. 2020
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preach. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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