as in sermonic
marked by or given to preaching moral values
I found the novel's moralizing tone a bit much for beach reading
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Verb
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Jackson, the leader of the offensive line, was preaching that to his teammates well before the preseason illnesses and injuries hit.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024 -
Technology companies that have dominated the economy and grown rapidly are leading the way, preaching the return to an approach of being nimble and innovative, but Zafar said there are also cultural factors at work.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The United States has flipped from a moralistic benefactor to a transactional predator of Kyiv’s resources.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Cigarettes were first popularized in a more moralistic era.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Costumes are one way that information about characters can be conveyed to an audience without being overly didactic.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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More emotional scenes, however, feel hammy and didactic, heavy on the telling over the showing (and that telling hinges on being damn blunt about the whole thing, to boot).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet this was not an exhortation to double down on partisanship.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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The exhortations to strengthen alliances, build up domestic strength, and take advantage of time are all obviously correct.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2022
Noun
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Although improvements and breakthroughs are being made constantly, systems that are accessible today suffer from low fault tolerance, high rates of error caused by qubits decaying out of their quantum state, and extreme sensitivity to interference.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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An investigation was launched, and a felony warrant for custodial interference was issued, Othram said in a news release.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sorkin expertly balanced his attitude toward the news, which in later seasons became preachy, with the interpersonal dynamics of the newsroom, including various romantic dramas and the battle for the soul of the network.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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But Lamar’s superpower has long been his unique ability to navigate this exact tension between message and reach: to tell stories of American pain and oppression without coming off as preachy; to challenge audiences lyrically and musically while widening his listenership.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hamilton was also part of the casting process and offered instructive feedback.—
Sean Gregory / London and Maranello,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dominick’s political survival skills in this predominantly Hispanic suburb are instructive.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Pope said his treatment continues and thanked medical staff for their dedication in the text of Sunday’s sermon, which was sent to the press in advance.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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Every day a quarter of the world's population turns to Mecca to pray and listen to sermons.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Moralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralizing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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