as in moralizing
marked by or given to preaching moral values
the poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion
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Recent Examples of didactic
But a lot of those gaps were actually intentional elisions, the result of Leone's broader stylistic conviction against didactic storytelling.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
In fact, an attempt to do that would just be didactic.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024
While The Black Utopians is prolific and carries much historical weight, Robertson engages with serious and important themes without being didactic or heavy-hearted.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Oppenheimer and her creative team (which includes executive producer Emma Roberts) offer up these themes in a way that’s not didactic, but is excessively watchable.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
In fact, an attempt to do that would just be didactic.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024
While The Black Utopians is prolific and carries much historical weight, Robertson engages with serious and important themes without being didactic or heavy-hearted.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Oppenheimer and her creative team (which includes executive producer Emma Roberts) offer up these themes in a way that’s not didactic, but is excessively watchable.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for didactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for didactic
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And understanding that pleasure and pain relief are not necessarily joined at the hip might help the rest of us be less moralistic about adversity in everyday life.Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2024
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As if predicting this kind of encounter, Kyunghee is moralistic about Sunja’s decision to let Mozasu work in what is seen as an ignoble business, the haunt of gangsters and ne’er-do-wellers.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps Uber’s travails in Southeast Asia can be instructive, both for Western companies seeking to expand internationally and for the region’s various governments.Muraly Srinarayanathas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Of course, there is more to the unique position Meghan now occupies on the world stage than the Sussexes’ new-look international promo trips, but these subtle shifts are instructive.Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ironically, the play does come with a preachy streak, playing to its crowd with pat-yourself-on-the-back monologues, moralizing with a pause for applause.Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Trying to convince people to go vegan solely for environmental reasons could backfire, or be seen as too preachy.BYZahra Hirji, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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The preacher’s experience, insights and emotions all come into play when composing the homiletic text.Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 6 July 2023
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There’s a word for this style of narrative preaching—homiletic.Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2021
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“Didactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/didactic. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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