moralizing

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Subsequent moralizing about nuclear weapons, often by the scientists developing them, pales before Roosevelt’s willingness to act on his gut instinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

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

One is: Is there a new type of moralizing that is occurring?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

In discussions about food and eating behavior, it is important to avoid moralizing certain kinds of food by labeling them as "good" or "bad," as girls may extend these labels to their personal worth.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

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

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock