as in preaching
to deliver a sermon did not believe that it was the president's place to sermonize, especially to other world leaders
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Harbaugh is preaching the need for his players to be accountable, to love and prioritize football and to practice harder.—
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Raphael’s great image of Paul preaching in Athens, arms outstretched, crowd rapt, could be the Chairman on tour in Greece.— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Sermonizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sermonizing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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