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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
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
And that’s an awful double standard for an advisor to live under while preaching financial stability and wealth management to their clients.
—Marc Rogers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
An energetic 60-year-old with a white goatee and penchant for preaching in sneakers and jeans, Berger has strong views on a wide range of issues, including economic policy and public health.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many are not preaching compassion, or how to love one’s neighbor, or how to bring about unity in our communities.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But the money didn't go for preaching.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The California artist took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday preaching a message of unity and love.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Eventually, however, viewers began to recognize it as Jakes’ 2000 Woman Thou Art Loosed sermon, with Java reciting much of it line-for-line while implementing a whooping style of preaching that Jakes and other Black pastors are known for.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Keeping a good habit isn't easy, but one mental hack that can help with staying consistent is preaching about it, says behavioral design expert Nir Eyal.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Goines returned to the church in October to continue preaching and is listed as the lead pastor on the church’s website.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
And that’s an awful double standard for an advisor to live under while preaching financial stability and wealth management to their clients.
—Marc Rogers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
An energetic 60-year-old with a white goatee and penchant for preaching in sneakers and jeans, Berger has strong views on a wide range of issues, including economic policy and public health.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many are not preaching compassion, or how to love one’s neighbor, or how to bring about unity in our communities.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But the money didn't go for preaching.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The California artist took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday preaching a message of unity and love.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Eventually, however, viewers began to recognize it as Jakes’ 2000 Woman Thou Art Loosed sermon, with Java reciting much of it line-for-line while implementing a whooping style of preaching that Jakes and other Black pastors are known for.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Keeping a good habit isn't easy, but one mental hack that can help with staying consistent is preaching about it, says behavioral design expert Nir Eyal.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
Noun
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The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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The plot of land, on which a teaching and a theology school were established, provided shelter for Africans displaced by Dutch and British colonialism and internecine fights over territory.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Supporting players are well cast across the board, with Williamson wisely tempering his character’s heartfelt exhortations to trust God so that Charlie comes across as supportive, not preachy.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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The design delivers an exhortation: Remember, but move on; move on, but keep remembering.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
5 May 2025
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Full sessions from each day will be available on the Weather & Climate Livestream's channel archives while the event lasts, and shorter clips from individual lectures will be made available after June 1.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Free lectures The Learning is for Everyone, aka LIFE, group at MiraCosta College holds free lectures June 6.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Come to Citi Field for the Mets, stay for the lesson on MLB’s obscure rules.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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In each episode, the trio will embark on adventures across Brazil, discovering unique biomes, cultural traditions and important lessons about environmental preservation and collaboration.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
27 May 2025
Noun
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During his speech, Kissel made winding references to railroads, attorneys’ fees, scratch-off tickets, casinos, Hartford, car fatalities, troopers, eye-hand coordination, Jack LaLanne, Methuselah, the Bible, and hallucinogenic mushrooms.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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In his speech, Hegseth called out China's ambitions in Latin America, specifically attempts to increase influence over the Panama Canal.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though, has said the Fed won’t be swayed by political interference.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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No beneficiaries were injured, no lives were lost and all food available was distributed without interference.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Clear instructions are included, no tools are required and this should be a five or 10 minute exercise that only needs to be done once.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The star — who is also a dad to daughters Della Rose Joel, 9, and Remy Anne Joel, 7, with wife Alexis Roderick — is undergoing specific physical therapy under his doctor's instructions.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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