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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job
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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to
applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood
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Recent Examples of catechize
Priests could not catechize children, bring the sacraments to the sick, or do pastoral work outside the local churchyard.
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George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechize
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Researchers asked where knives were kept, how to light matches, what kinks are.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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This source of damage is easily avoided by purchasing manure and hay from a reputable source and asking if the source material was treated with aminopyralid.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Build a culture of intellectual accountability in which employees are expected to interrogate AI output rather than relay it.—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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On May 13, investigators with Dallas police traveled to Beeville, Texas, where Holloway is incarcerated, to get a DNA sample and interrogate him.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Even Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned the idea.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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While he was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia, which causes someone to lose memories before an event such as a brain injury, trauma or illness, Shannon’s husband, Eric Evangelista, began to question his diagnosis.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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In a 2015 meta-analysis published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, researchers examined studies on a specific type of cognitive training known as the n-back task.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Historian Georg Kreis, who has served on several panels examining Switzerland’s role during the Nazi era, suggested the Fondation Beyeler could help mediate between Schweitzer’s heir and the work’s current owner.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Catechize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechize. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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