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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As plans for January premières, luncheons, and awards shows were upended, we were treated to an almost moralistic spectacle of Tinseltown frivolities colliding with the elemental dictates of Mother Nature.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
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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Yet overall, the tone of the curation is hectoring and didactic, informed by humourless identity politics.—
The Week UK,
theweek,
29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The speech doesn’t quite fit the categories of Oval Office address we are used to — not an announcement or a pep talk or an exhortation for action.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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But Turkish army units stand ready at the Syrian border, and Washington’s exhortations are unlikely to keep Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from giving them the green light.—
Gonul Tol,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Oct. 2019
Noun
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President-elect Trump’s legal team submitted a written opposition Friday to the Georgia Supreme Court over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request to have the state’s high court review her removal from the former president’s 2020 election interference case.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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McDuffie was called for pass interference five times and Jones was called for offsides five times.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That said, the all-caps and preachy tone are incredibly off-putting.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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My goal is always to do it not in a preachy, pedantic way [but] just to explore these topics through personal stories and journeys by the people who are the most deeply impacted by them.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The comparison between Gazan civilians and German citizens under Nazi rule is stark but instructive.—
Todd L. Pittinsky,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Head dispenses practice advice — making the film a kind of instructive tool — alongside philosophical musings.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At a Sunday service just two days after the hurricane, Burke heard a sermon about community service.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
26 Nov. 2024
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Black pastors often gave sermons that could be heard loud and clear through the many small Black churches.—
Rayna Reid Rayford,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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