as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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For Warnock, his legislative agenda is a reflection of his decades spent in the storied pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same platform the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served in Atlanta and where Warnock still preaches every Sunday as its senior pastor.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
King preached unity, but confronted disintegration.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Kendrick Lamar tends to preach peace over conflict, but a shadow lurks in even his cheeriest songs.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
For as much as the Warriors and their coach preach playing with joy, there hasn’t been much to cheer recently.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
King preached unity, but confronted disintegration.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Kendrick Lamar tends to preach peace over conflict, but a shadow lurks in even his cheeriest songs.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
For as much as the Warriors and their coach preach playing with joy, there hasn’t been much to cheer recently.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preach. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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