moralized

Definition of moralizednext
past tense of moralize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralized
Verb
  • Acts like Children of the Day, Larry Norman, and Love Song would perform, but the event was organized by Billy Graham and Bill Bright’s Campus Crusade for Christ, which preached the virtues of conservative Christianity to college students across the nation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Carmelo preached patience, assuring Kiyan his time would come.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But this season’s 49ers team was lectured from the start to back off on the Super Bowl talk after last year’s 6-11 debacle and instead work on simply becoming a good team that gets better every week.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Cheen also lectured on the music industry across Asia and Australia.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Notably, said Kriner, individuals who are inculcated with a sense of nihilism do not commit crimes to achieve an ideological goal.
    Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Moralized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralized. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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