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evangelizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of evangelize

as in preaches

to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity) The missionaries set out to evangelize the world.

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Recent Examples of evangelizes Santana evangelizes for the protocol by upending the equation. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 The actor and comedian, who was married to Katy Perry, has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking in MAGA America. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 Ely evangelizes the merits of the program. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026 Neal Rubin Carrie Klingelsmith evangelizes about hunger anyplace that will let her through the door. — Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Han evangelizes the many ways that self-driving vehicles—and moving away from a car-centric culture—can improve society. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

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preaches

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As seen in Death of the Pastor’s Wife, John-Paul has continued his ministry and now preaches to a congregation of around 15 to 20 people in a series of pop-up services around Myrtle Beach.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
The album closes with a monologue from the director David Cronenberg, who preaches that long-term legacy really can’t be the artist’s concern.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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