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to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Recent Examples of preaching
Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Technology companies that have dominated the economy and grown rapidly are leading the way, preaching the return to an approach of being nimble and innovative, but Zafar said there are also cultural factors at work.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
In the sermon, Bishop Jakes was describing his love of preaching.
—Remy Tumin, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The pressure of incessant positivity proved too much for him personally, but preaching radical kindness had a positive effect on those around him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Howard, who has a grandchild in the Belton area, said that if teachers were to cross the line into preaching in a public school, parents or students would call them out.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
For the last year, Mark Cook has been preaching a kind of low-tech, election-doubting gospel in political battlegrounds across the country.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Numerous studies have shown hand counts to be less accurate, more costly and more time-consuming, but that hasn't stopped Cook from preaching it.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jackson, the leader of the offensive line, was preaching that to his teammates well before the preseason illnesses and injuries hit.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for preaching
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Catholics are opting for the Latin Mass, and public intellectual Jordan Peterson’s lectures now sound more like sermons than TED talks.—
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This Shabbat, Rosen gave a short sermon on the importance of breathing freely, both for oneself and for others.—
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The law barred state funds from going toward the teachings of critical race theory, an academic framework emphasizing slavery’s impact on society today.—
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He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, with stops in Hagerstown, Maryland; Riverside, California; Annapolis; Baltimore; and, since 1981, Washington.—
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Taking his captain’s role to heart, Mbappe seemed particularly fired up, making multiple exhortations to the crowd to raise the noise levels during the game and receiving a booking late in the first half for a tangle with Livakovic.—
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Their current congressional leadership of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems far better suited to inside legislative maneuvering than public exhortations.—
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In addition to taking part in the panel discussion, Hirata was also part of a program on Thursday called Befriend Your Butterflies, a lecture examining the concept of performance anxiety through the lens of psychology and musical performance.—
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
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To use these in a physical binder or electric site, create tabs for project and customer information, lessons learned, and concerns.—
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If there’s one lesson that Elson most wants to impress upon her daughter?—
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Politics Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech The chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party summed up the split among Democrats.—
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Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech has just broken Ted Cruz's filibuster speech record.—
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The Wild coaches challenged the play for potential goalie interference, but the goal was allowed to stand, and Washington was awarded a power play for the unsuccessful challenge.—
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The executive order against Jenner & Block complains that the firm re-hired a lawyer, Andrew Weissmann, who was part of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference to benefit Trump in the 2016 presidential election.—
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In this new event, six of Florida’s top high school orchestras present concerts and receive adjudication and instruction from industry professionals.—
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Forty percent of Columbia University’s budget goes to patient care and research, and nearly 40% more toward instruction, according to the lawsuit.—
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“Preaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preaching. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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