preach

as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Recent Examples of preach Booth preached the importance of positional size and wanted Nnaji playing at the four, sources said. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025 The goal was to make his players harder to play against while also preaching accountability. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 The Panthers are preaching heavy competition in the second year of the Canales-Morgan era. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025 When his Jesus comes home to Nazareth to preach at the local synagogue, his former neighbors mock him for his wild ideas. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preach

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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preach. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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