platitudinizing

present participle of platitudinize

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Verb
  • It’s set in a small-town community in upstate New York, where the long-gray-haired and bearded Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) is the contempo version of a fire-and-brimstone cult leader, preaching fury in the form of piety.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Aquarians are humanitarians who spread their gospel by preaching to others.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, with Vision Pro on shelves and AR an official focus for Apple’s future pipeline, thanks to years of CEO Tim Cook evangelizing the bleeding-edge tech, Apple is putting these spatial capabilities front and center in the iPhone.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Brian Contos is the Field CISO at Mitiga with 30+ years of experience building successful companies and evangelizing cybersecurity.
    Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Platitudinizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platitudinizing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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