as in to preach
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But to liberate parents from shame like this is every bit as moralizing an act as scolding them would be.
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Leichter doesn’t moralize about her craft, but her book ventures a compelling case for it: for all of us who lack superpowers, storytelling may be the surest way to grasp the elastic dimensions of life.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Salacious headlines moralized the tragedy for the masses but also hinted at other hidden social concerns percolating in Hollywood.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
There will be calls to moralize over people’s imagination.
—WIRED, 23 June 2023
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Leichter doesn’t moralize about her craft, but her book ventures a compelling case for it: for all of us who lack superpowers, storytelling may be the surest way to grasp the elastic dimensions of life.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Salacious headlines moralized the tragedy for the masses but also hinted at other hidden social concerns percolating in Hollywood.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
There will be calls to moralize over people’s imagination.
—WIRED, 23 June 2023
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“Moralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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