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moralizing

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noun

moralizing

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verb

present participle of moralize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moralizing
Verb
  • Goines returned to the church in October to continue preaching and is listed as the lead pastor on the church’s website.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And that’s an awful double standard for an advisor to live under while preaching financial stability and wealth management to their clients.
    Marc Rogers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His disdain for the brothers’ moralistic literary choices was clear.
    Time, Time, 23 July 2025
  • Intervention by authorities has Indian moviegoers fuming, who accuse the censors of making moralistic changes while adopting a double standard for Bollywood films, which are often laced with innuendos, misogyny and sensual scenes.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • At the level of craft, writers and executive producers Fellowes and Sonja Warfield didn’t feel the need to get didactic in the script.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 July 2025
  • My intention as a filmmaker wasn’t to present these issues in a didactic or graphic way, but to reflect the emotional undercurrents, the silences, the strategies of survival and the subtle forms of resistance.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • On the other side of the classroom wall giggling erupted, which rendered my exhortations futile.
    Sally Ventura June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • Those listening filled his chestnut exhortations with their unfocussed yearnings.
    Deborah Baker June 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Companies like Paramount, and billionaires like Jeff Bezos, may fear interference in everything from mergers to drug regulation to space flight.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
  • Like your ego almost has to move out of the way and make room for the exchange to take place without interference.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Jelly Roll might seem like a surprising mouthpiece for this kind of preachy moment, but the song is a hit even outside the country bubble.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 8 July 2025
  • The drama deals with those risk factors, sometimes cheerfully and sometimes more seriously, without becoming too preachy.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • It was reported in the English and Australian press, which was instructive as administrators from other countries with major T20 leagues were seemingly oblivious to the developments.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Although such gory tales push the story along, what makes América, America instructive is Grandin’s focus on the way that Latin American thinkers have advocated for important social rights from the very foundation of their republics.
    Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Evangelist Justin Zhong with the church has since done a sermon discussing the recent coverage and attention the church has gotten.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 13 July 2025
  • More than 800 of the pastor’s sermons are available on the church’s website.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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“Moralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralizing. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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