preaches

present tense third-person singular of preach
as in evangelizes
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Recent Examples of preaches As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander's iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean (Hamish Linklater) preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 When Jim Cramer preaches buy-and-homework investing, a big part of that is paying close attention to earnings season — and not just when your own portfolio companies report. Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander's iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 But Witherspoon preaches the opposite of trepidation for her fellow stars. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025 For a coach that preaches staying sharp, finetuning the mental approach and outworking the opposition, the Bills did anything but that in Chicago. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Preaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaches. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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