as in to preach
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Recent Examples of moralize
Dissecting private reproductive choices through a collective lens, as the authors do, comes with a high risk of moralizing fertility.
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
People who moralize intrinsic motivation often expect it from everyone else.
—Mijeong Kwon, The Conversation, 25 Nov. 2025
The good guy, the bad guy, the place to sit and reside, to feel right or wrong or righteous or moralized and she's left us quite naked with an incredibly complex detailed topic.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
One Battle After Another is not sappy or moralizing in that sentiment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
People who moralize intrinsic motivation often expect it from everyone else.
—Mijeong Kwon, The Conversation, 25 Nov. 2025
The good guy, the bad guy, the place to sit and reside, to feel right or wrong or righteous or moralized and she's left us quite naked with an incredibly complex detailed topic.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
One Battle After Another is not sappy or moralizing in that sentiment.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralize
Verb
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One moment programmers were preaching the gospel of physical print inspections.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Rather, Leo seems inspired by the calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and — thanks to his Augustinian spirituality — emphasize community and harmony.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Also, don’t lecture your teens and don’t expect constant gratitude.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 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 22 May. 2026.
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