indoctrinates

present tense third-person singular of indoctrinate

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Recent Examples of indoctrinates Poison indoctrinates our youth in the classroom and is reinforced by the divisive rhetoric constantly spewed forth in so much of the media. Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Cole teaches chemistry, serves as head advisor for the school’s Model United Nations program and is the head coach for the girls bowling team.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • This fun, beginner-friendly class teaches the fundamentals of Texas Hold’em, giving you the confidence to join a friendly game.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
    JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

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“Indoctrinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoctrinates. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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