as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Óscar Romero, the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador, preached radio sermons criticizing the government and army for violence and oppression of the poor in El Salvador during a national civil war.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The style of ball Carroll preached about deploying Monday through Saturday was no longer translating to the field on Sundays.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
From the top down, preach the importance of protecting your time away from work and not letting the two overlap.
—Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But something about seeing its listeners, the choir to which Crooked preached, unsettled me.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The style of ball Carroll preached about deploying Monday through Saturday was no longer translating to the field on Sundays.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
From the top down, preach the importance of protecting your time away from work and not letting the two overlap.
—Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But something about seeing its listeners, the choir to which Crooked preached, unsettled me.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preach. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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