MORALIZERS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

moralizers

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plural of moralizer

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In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.

— Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
People of faith often embraced his work, and preachers sometimes cited it in sermons.

— Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of preachers

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Twenty years ago, moralists tried to strong arm a Texas private school into removing Annie Proulx’s sensitive story Brokeback Mountain from its curriculum.

— SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026
Christian moralists thundered against the sinful pleasures of watching naked female flesh at the Spectacles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026

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The weekly newsletter offers readers savings tips, expert answers to your questions and weekly challenges to help boost savings.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Release details have not yet been confirmed, but readers can likely expect a launch through Nike’s Snkrs app and select retailers.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of readers

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Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
During and after both wars, puritans used large-scale enslavement of Native peoples to bolster their labor force and help clear land for colonial settlement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of puritans

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In June, about 70% of voting non-tenure-track faculty approved unionizing under United Faculty-UAW, which seeks to represent roughly 2,700 USC lecturers, researchers, clinicians, librarians and pharmacists.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
After more than a year of negotiations, the California Faculty Association — which represents about 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — declared impasse in July.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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