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preachment

noun

Definition of preachment

as in exhortation

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Recent Examples of preachment This is why their exhortations and preachments are so commonly met with bemused responses. — Adolph Reed Jr., Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022 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

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Noun

His character is a severe, hectoring figure; his lessons amount to an exhortation to be as mean as possible when money is concerned.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
The faith leader’s exhortation shows the depth of the divide in the Moskowitz-Larkin contest.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhortation

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The Supreme Court has set an extremely high bar for when the government can take adverse action because of speech about a public official or matters of public concern.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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One theoretical reason, Flanigan said, is that taking notes by hand creates a more meaningful and deeply processed record of information from a class lecture or meeting.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
There are two scenes in particular where Tucker is in the background as Joe digs into these guys in the hotel room and at the college lecture.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecture

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Along with the brilliant Sangare, the signing of El Hadji Malick Diouf at left-back addresses a problem area for them.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Hetzner Online reclaimed the address space 12 hours after the hijacking started by announcing the correct path.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

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