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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missionized
Verb
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Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Guard Kylie Ray converted seven of eight free throw attempts in the final minute to lead the Toreros to a 69-60 victory over Loyola Marymount in a West Coast Conference game at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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Denver barely won because the Bills converted 11 of 16 attempts on third and fourth down.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The defense contend that searching the backpack before getting a warrant may have influenced how the affidavit was written, but prosecutors say no specific details about items, such as the notebook writings, were mentioned in the document.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Earnings Growth Is Fueling the Positive Change The shift in sentiment towards Dell was not solely due to revenue — it was largely influenced by earnings.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In very One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest fashion, good ol’ American capitalists were brainwashed into embracing Red communism.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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This was when Allison was still very deep in NXIVM, very much brainwashed.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Missionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionized. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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