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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One moment programmers were preaching the gospel of physical print inspections.—
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Was always preaching that the kids attack the ball, even as a defender.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Sermonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonizing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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