as in to preach
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Recent Examples of moralize
In his hypocrisy and self-centeredness, Grey was like today’s prosperous Californians — moralizing to the world about living responsibly and respecting nature and seeking justice, while denying themselves nothing, and certainly not a nice hillside home with a view.
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Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Ironically, the play does come with a preachy streak, playing to its crowd with pat-yourself-on-the-back monologues, moralizing with a pause for applause.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Similarly, gays in horror movies could just go camping with their friends — and worry about psycho killers who were just good old-fashioned horror-movie maniacs, instead of moralizing sin hunters or trans people made terrifying.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024
And in its rule-making, the EU should simplify and streamline, rather than moralize and nitpick.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
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Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
Ironically, the play does come with a preachy streak, playing to its crowd with pat-yourself-on-the-back monologues, moralizing with a pause for applause.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Similarly, gays in horror movies could just go camping with their friends — and worry about psycho killers who were just good old-fashioned horror-movie maniacs, instead of moralizing sin hunters or trans people made terrifying.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 June 2024
And in its rule-making, the EU should simplify and streamline, rather than moralize and nitpick.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralize
Verb
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Not to preach about their diagnoses, but to drop expertise on leadership, innovation, creativity — whatever their lane is.—
Elle Chan,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pastors from different Christian denominations – Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presbyterian – joined together to preach and sing for peace and love.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Clarke and his business partner sold photographs and films, wrote and lectured about their adventures, and began treasure hunting.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since exiting Dries Van Noten a few years ago, Scallon has been working as an independent consultant and mentor in fashion communications strategy, also lecturing occasionally and sharing his views about creative content on podcasts.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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