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• s  inclined to or marked by tedious moralization

• As drama, these TV crusades have such familiar faultstoo simplistic, too preachy, too ponderously "educational"that a good one can easily get lost in the shuffle.
• But because they are also passionately devoted to realism, what could have been a preachy TV editorial is instead a story of real people in all their unpredictable messiness.
• They'll listen to hear if Rick Warren gets preachy when he prays.

News & Articles

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• Photos: World Naked Bike Ride Chicago 2013 (NSFW)
    Much like a critical mass ride, the World Naked Bike Ride makes a statement in simply existing, while being a fairly fun time and not terribly preachy. [ more › ]
  June 10, 2013 - Chicagoist

Quotes

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• Tim Tebow in CNN
  I don't feel like I'm very preachy about it, but I do stand up for what I believe,Tebow said. "Unfortunately, in today's society, not many athletes tend to do that. So I'm just standing for something."
• Leonardo DiCaprio in International Herald Tribune
  It's rare where you get a piece of material that's politically pertinent like this but also sort of non-preachy and engaging entertainment for an audience,DiCaprio said.
• Chad Kroeger in FOXNews
  At first, the band was concerned how the message would be perceived: "We were worried about coming across preachy," Kroeger said.