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Recent Examples of preachment
This is why their exhortations and preachments are so commonly met with bemused responses.
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Adolph Reed Jr., Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
It may well be called a preachment for peace.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
Both figures suggest that the Church’s preachment would be inaccessible to the majority of the English people in both Latin and the vernacular without some sort of visual aid.
—John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
His preachments about climate change, to put a rational gloss on it, were a sales pitch.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 22 June 2018
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2017
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2017
Adolph Reed Jr., Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
It may well be called a preachment for peace.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
Both figures suggest that the Church’s preachment would be inaccessible to the majority of the English people in both Latin and the vernacular without some sort of visual aid.
—John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Nov. 2019
And the filmmaker—a cold term for such a masterly artist—has portrayed every bit of it with perfect clarity and not the slightest whiff of preachment.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
His preachments about climate change, to put a rational gloss on it, were a sales pitch.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 22 June 2018
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2017
No preachments are preached, no parables are dwelled on.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preachment
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Despite the exhortations, no model scored above 2% on the test.ByZack Savitsky, science.org, 3 Dec. 2024
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The most notable exhortation came from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the New York Times first reported and sources confirmed to Axios.Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Dec. 2024
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After the floodgates opened (and permission was probably given to post), Aric Jones posted a carousel including a photo of Kelce giving a speech.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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His reassuring — and heartfelt speech — calms her nerves as both embrace their ghosts and get married.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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This shift is a clear challenge to the dominance of traditional lectures and standardized assessments.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The answer is to restore some semblance of address security and not give away real email addresses like confetti—a situation made worse given email address are often a primary user credential alongside passwords to log into sites and services.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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When he was arraigned in San Diego Superior Court, the prosecutor handling the case said Wilson had downloaded investigative photos of the girl as well as her home address to his personal cellphone.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Preachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preachment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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