moralizing

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The play is often seen as a moralizing critique of the pernicious destructiveness of capitalism, the soul-destroying “rat race” that Willy Loman so resoundingly loses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Charge sheets grew into lengthy, moralizing denunciations that castigated officials for failing to stay committed to the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Implicit in "wellness" rhetoric is the idea that poor health is strictly a result of personal choices, which are subjected to moralizing judgment.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

Gillian SteelFisher of the Harvard School of Public Health thinks the agency at times adopted a counterproductive, moralizing tone during the pandemic.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024

In fact, Elisha’s moralizing about her profession made her teasingly start calling him “preacher.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock