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evangelize

[ih-van-juh-lahyz] / ɪˈvæn dʒəˌlaɪz /


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It very easily could be a desire to evangelize and spread the message of a certain way of living, but it also could just be wanting to sell a mixing bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe I wouldn’t be so tempted to evangelize if it weren’t for Cruise and director Chris McQuarrie’s ability to so presciently understand what the “Mission: Impossible” franchise can be.

From Salon May 24, 2025

I’m here to evangelize for this essential intra-California trip.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2024

They evangelize about important deadlines for financial aid and guide students through their college decisions.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

To this country, according to the instructions of Pope Gregory IV., there were pastoral visits made to strengthen the newly-converted Northmen in the faith, and to evangelize the Esquimaux and the Indian tribes.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora

When asked what she wants Seattle Times readers to know about her Walls of Books locations, Vaughn evangelizes about the neighborly art of bookselling.

From Seattle Times Sep. 23, 2022

It derives its value from people actually using it, which is why Sun evangelizes Tron.

From The Verge Sep. 29, 2020

In breezy chapters complemented by charming illustrations, Weir evangelizes on the joys of quotidian pleasures such as warm feet, warm fires and, obviously, tea.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2020

Ortiz, too, said he evangelizes electronic borrowing — even if it means longer waits for Tana French and Stephen King.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2019

But where Kanye’s devotion has always resembled the near-mystic inwardness and complexity of John’s Gospel, Chance is more like the apostles of Acts: he relentlessly, almost compulsively, evangelizes and invites.

From The New Yorker May 24, 2016

As technology improved, particularly AI that handles time-consuming administrative tasks like building spreadsheets or sorting important from low priority emails, Pacitti evangelized working in microshifts to his staff and promoted it in recruiting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

“The approach that we adopted and evangelized over the last two years has proven to be really effective at decreasing harm and violence,” Braniff told the task force.

From Salon May 29, 2025

Wilcox remembered when the Frank family first influenced his family: Billy Frank had evangelized to Wilcox’s father about farming with salmon in mind.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2024

Dutch extreme athlete and wellness guru Wim Hof, known as “the Iceman,” evangelized the practice as key to his fitness method.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2023

Since the age of fourteen, in fact, he had evangelized Languedoc.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

I hope Mr. Cook spends his Apple executive chairman time evangelizing the globalization that once was—and that worked!

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Not only was he America’s most famous art instructor, he was also our unofficial art therapist, evangelizing painting as a way to find solace in our imagination.

From Salon May 2, 2026

Minnie was devoted to the Salvation Army because of the church’s dedication to evangelizing and doing good works.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

As our reviewer, Monica Drake commented, in this tender, meditative memoir, Griffin’s evangelizing of Black literature sends you back to Baldwin, Coates, Morrison and others “to ponder and treasure them anew.”

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2022

To be an agent of God for evangelizing the world.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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