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preachifying

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present participle of preachify

as in preaching

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He was branded a heretic, in part for preaching that the nobility were immoral and so was nobility itself.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
His predictions mostly involved preaching to the AI evangelist choir, and his fervor for the tech evidently led him to throw caution to the winds of Wall Street.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

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Stephen Colbert, one of my heroes, has spent decades evangelizing Tolkien’s compassion and courage.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness.

— Vahe Gregorian July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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