MISSIONIZED Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

missionized

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past tense of missionize

as in proselytized

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The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026

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Then, Thorns forward Caiya Hanks drew a foul on Oihane Hernández in the 27th minute, and Wilson converted the penalty kick to double the lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
The Huskies scored on all four trips into the red zone and converted 8 of 14 opportunities on 3rd down after going just 3 of 11 against the Terrapins with no red zone trips last week.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

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Mortgage rates are influenced by inflation, Federal Reserve policy and bond-market investors’ expectations for the economy, among other factors.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
His vibrant, psychedelic style was reported to have heavily influenced the Beatles’ 1968 film Yellow Submarine.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026

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Some of them are derelict minors who have been captured by the settler organizations, taken to outposts in the Palestinian territories, brainwashed, and taught to kill.

— David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
How many people were brainwashed into showing up for a riot and then imprisoned for their actions over an idea that was never really theirs?

— Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026

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