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
Florida officials began sharing the video as evidence that the teachers union was indoctrinating children and encouraging chaos in schools.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indoctrinating
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In addition to teaching and preparing dancers for professional study, marked by a solo debut performance called an arangetram, the two women together run a company dedicated to performing concert dance works — a format Hema pioneered for Bharatanatyam in Chicago.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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At Purdue, the device will be integrated into the existing radiation instrumentation teaching lab.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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She is dedicated to educating others on how to cultivate green spaces and embrace eco-friendly practices.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Data center developers and local political leaders don’t help the situation by not investing enough in educating the public and by routinely obscuring details and keeping secret the names of the companies behind the data centers.—
Mehdi Paryavi,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Indoctrinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indoctrinating. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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