as in teaching
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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
Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Watch for intense preaching or over-defending beliefs.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
There’s no outright preaching, no plea to condemn or sympathize either way.
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David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 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.
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Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
My mother got fed up with my nonstop preaching.
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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.
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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.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
The idea that animals became transfixed by Francis’ preaching was reiterated in other devotional texts.
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Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Jamal, an aspiring rapper living in Atlanta, began preaching messages targeted at Black and Latino people.
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Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
With no operation required, his recovery comes down to healing time and a specialist's sign-off rather than a procedure, which is why his camp is preaching patience.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The league’s complaint against Texas Tech spends considerable energy preaching about the vices of college athletes betting on sports.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
That was a big part of Blashill’s preaching.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.
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Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Debate has persisted regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.
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Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
He is known for his charismatic preaching style and for his influence in contemporary Christian ministry and media.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
Noun
Indeed, this period marked the beginning of Copeland’s lifelong emphasis on prosperity theology, which would become central to his preaching and ministry.
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Rachel Cole,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
Watch for intense preaching or over-defending beliefs.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
There’s no outright preaching, no plea to condemn or sympathize either way.
—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 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
Verb
Parker’s not just preaching to students.
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Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Jamal, an aspiring rapper living in Atlanta, began preaching messages targeted at Black and Latino people.
—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
With no operation required, his recovery comes down to healing time and a specialist's sign-off rather than a procedure, which is why his camp is preaching patience.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The league’s complaint against Texas Tech spends considerable energy preaching about the vices of college athletes betting on sports.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
That was a big part of Blashill’s preaching.
—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.
—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Debate has persisted regarding churches with women serving in assistant pastoral or preaching roles.
—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
He is known for his charismatic preaching style and for his influence in contemporary Christian ministry and media.
—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
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The city has argued in court filings that the ordinance didn’t specifically ban teaching yoga in its parks, but required people seeking to engage in commercial activity or lectures to obtain a permit.
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Noncertified employees – staff like bus drivers, cafeteria workers and teaching assistants – will get a 3% raise.
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Brian Contos is the Field CISO at Mitiga with 30+ years of experience building successful companies and evangelizing cybersecurity.
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Technology leaders who have taken the podium as graduation speakers of late may have figured out AI evangelizing isn’t polling well with young professionals, and tweaked their messaging accordingly.
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If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
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The Cupichs attended a parish where mass was celebrated in Latin (the liturgical changes of the Second Vatican Council were yet to come) but the sermons were spoken in Croatian.
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Congress has also shown an affinity for weighing in on sports disputes—consider the airtime members of Congress receive when sermonizing on the state of college sports.
Noun
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Easy moralizing would be wrong, but moral indifference might be impossible.
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Critically, the moralizing over climate change is gone.
Noun
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Lundberg writes that the poem is both an explication of the promise of America and an exhortation to persevere on behalf of the country.
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Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.
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In January 2025, a federal judge ruled that portion of the ordinance overburdens free speech rights by prohibiting anyone from providing any lecture in any San Diego public park or beach.
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And now today, Indiana head coach Stephanie White opens up her presser with a lecture on how America is racist and homophobic.
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According to historian, author and lecturer Roger Smith, Florida's absence from most Revolutionary War lessons stems from one key fact.
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Ida Fisher Junior High in Miami Beach held a mock Ford-Carter presidential election with a ballot box in its recess courtyard to teach its students civics lessons.
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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