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 story is predictably moralistic and, frankly, more worried about conforming to contemporary mores than accurately representing what was going on in Cuba in the 1950s, dramatically speaking anyway.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The original series found a way to achieve that: Slick, attractive characters delivered crisp legal jargon without coming off overly didactic.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps that sounds didactic; rest assured that her novels foreground richly specific narratives about individual characters.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Slot became more involved in the post-match celebrations with supporters than ever before, raising his arms to the Kop in an apparent exhortation for fans to give a little more.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet this was not an exhortation to double down on partisanship.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Spectrum Effect Helps Operators Make The Most Of Licensed Spectrum Spectrum Effect offers an innovative platform that provides network operators with granular visibility into RAN interference detection and offers fine-tuning capabilities powered by an AI-RAN operations engine.—
Will Townsend,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Roman was indicted alongside Trump in the Georgia election interference case, which was brought by Willis in 2023 and currently remains in limbo.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Much more than a preachy cartoon seminar about recycling, Captain Planet strove to make kids understand their responsibility to the earth and its preservation.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Perhaps the Broncos would have pursued those two moves regardless, but head coach Sean Payton made an interesting point during the draft that is instructive as Denver sets out into free agency next week.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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Jones, the former director of the FDA’s food center, is instructive in understanding what is fueling the public-health exodus in particular.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Blige also connected jazz (scat singing, riffing on a phrase, improvising wordless lines), gospel (testifying akin to a preacher delivering a sermon) and hip hop traditions.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some filmmakers deliver sermons; Bong serves entertainment.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Moralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralizing. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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