Thesaurus results for INDOCTRINATING

indoctrinating

verb

present participle of indoctrinate

as in teaching

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures

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Recent Examples of indoctrinating Sanctions were also slapped on seven centers suspected of indoctrinating the children or training them to serve in the armed forces, either for Russia or pro-Russian militias inside Ukraine. —

ABC News, 11 May 2026 Florida officials began sharing the video as evidence that the teachers union was indoctrinating children and encouraging chaos in schools. —

Jeffrey S. Solochek, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none. —

Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Russia is accused of taking thousands of Ukrainian children into Russia during the war, separating them from their families and indoctrinating them with Russian nationalism as part of its effort to erase the sovereignty and national culture of Ukraine. —

Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 Handsome but not very bright, Whitlock is kidnapped by communist screenwriters, who end up indoctrinating him into their cause. —

Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024

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Safety And Belonging Must Go Together Online safety education is now as essential as teaching children how to cross a busy road.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Young soccer players spent part of their day teaching CBS News Atlanta's Daniel Wilkerson the basics of the game ahead of the FIFA Men's World Cup's first match in Atlanta.

— Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 12 June 2026