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
Verb
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But White has long preached the process over championship pedigree to his potential players, and that doesn’t change now that Texas has a title.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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But on one occasion, Francis paused to preach to a flock of birds.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes the messages got feisty, with Epstein lecturing Karp over a fee.—
Tom Schoenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Masons were members of the Congregational Church where Codding lectured.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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 11 Feb. 2026.
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