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preaching

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verb

present participle of preach
as in evangelizing
to deliver a sermon a minister who loves to preach

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Noun
  • Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Stanley addressed Mohler near the beginning of his sermon.
    John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • And yet, across southern states such as Florida, new bills proposed the prohibition of the teaching of topics associated with slavery and race.
    Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Educators will find relevant seminars on culturally responsive teaching in the digital age, plus a comprehensive STEM Education Showcase exploring resources for schools serving Black communities.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • For all its exhortations about the future, Francis Ford Coppola's passion project is also heavily inspired by ancient Roman history.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • With reality so often at odds with their idealized portrait, Gavin and Steinberg retreat into exhortation.
    James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Noun
  • The museum also hosts workshops, lectures, and performances and is planning an exhibition on the workings of quantum physics for next year.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In a lecture in 2012, the eminent physicist Freeman Dyson considered (opens a new tab) gravitational waves from the sun, where the violent churning of matter inside the star should constantly send out mild tremors in space-time.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Did Apple take any lessons from designing its ultimate desktop and apply them to the Mac mini?
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The couple met because Bündchen's son Benjamin took jiu-jitsu lessons at Valente's academy.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But Rudolph’s Harris later asks for a moment alone to prepare for her last campaign speech.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on the final day of Conservative party conference at Birmingham ICC Arena on October 2, 2024 in Birmingham, England.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Forensic doctors who performed the autopsy told prosecutors that his injuries were consistent with a fall from that height and that self-harm, as well as interference from someone else, were ruled out.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Not because of his right to free speech—which exists to protect against government interference—but because of how Musk chooses to operate his platform.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Add the pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook to al dente according to package instructions, stirring occasionally.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Ryan shrugs like, whatever, and gives an instruction to one of his workers.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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