as in to preach
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Recent Examples of moralize
One Battle After Another is not sappy or moralizing in that sentiment.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Men’s decisions, by contrast, are very rarely moralized in the same way.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Haslam’s view, in contrast, is that a moralizing foreign policy is inevitably self-defeating.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Realpolitik is one thing; needlessly insulting an ally and condemning it in perversely moralizing terms is another.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Men’s decisions, by contrast, are very rarely moralized in the same way.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Haslam’s view, in contrast, is that a moralizing foreign policy is inevitably self-defeating.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Realpolitik is one thing; needlessly insulting an ally and condemning it in perversely moralizing terms is another.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralize
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Miller took a page from longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who always preached to his teams the benefits of learning from failure.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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As for Legette and Wallace, Morgan is preaching patience.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Christian author Philip Yancey is retiring from writing and lecturing after admitting to a long-running affair with a married woman.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After teaching at Sacramento City College and lecturing at UC Davis, Fisher moved into public history, working with the California Office of Historic Preservation and the Architectural History Department at Caltrans.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Priests could not catechize children, bring the sacraments to the sick, or do pastoral work outside the local churchyard.—
George Weigel,
WSJ,
17 Mar. 2022
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“Moralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralize. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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