Thesaurus results for SERMONS

sermons

noun

plural of sermon

as in lessons

a public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift a sermon whose message was that we should love our neighbors as much as we love ourselves

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Recent Examples of sermons This doesn’t mean that sermons are sedating people, said the team. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 July 2026 Gustavo Alfaro is a manager who turns press conferences into sermons. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Post with his cigarettes and endless fan interaction, and Jelly with his sermons on generational trauma and second chances. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned. — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026 His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Stylistically, this encyclopedic catch-all of genres readily segues from sermons and soliloquies to thrilling action sequences and anguished cris de coeur. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The fracas played out in heated sermons, editorials, and denominational meetings. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 The Cupichs attended a parish where mass was celebrated in Latin (the liturgical changes of the Second Vatican Council were yet to come) but the sermons were spoken in Croatian. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

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Noun

Splash, a nonprofit organization founded in 1999, works with cities and school districts to teach kids about science through hands-on lessons and field trips.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
As America marks its 250th anniversary — and confronts deep political divisions — Kristen asked her what lessons our history may hold for this moment.

— NBC news, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of lessons

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Roberts noted that race and citizenship had been fiercely debated in courts, speeches, Congress and battlefields because of Black Americans’ fight for freedom from slavery.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
After Starmer spoke, several lawmakers in the House of Commons made emotional speeches about their own experiences.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of speeches

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After the talks ultimately failed to result in a deal, Newsom endorsed the idea of a national wealth tax instead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Those talks had been slow-going, however, and mainly focused on implementing the Memorandum of Understanding, which Trump signed at the Palace of Versailles on June 17.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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