missionizes

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present tense third-person singular of missionize
as in influences

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  1. influences
  2. proselytizes
  3. converts
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  • In Iceland, researchers will release 80 weather balloons over a 26-hour period to examine how the eclipse influences Earth’s atmospheric boundary layer — the layer of the atmosphere closest to the ground.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • My team is also investigating how selectively targeting these toxic protein clumps influences their spread, inflammation in the nervous system and brain cell survival across different brain regions.
    — Sunil Kumar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
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  • Opponents have argued that hanging the Ten Commandments in classrooms proselytizes to students and amounts to religious indoctrination by the government.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of proselytizes
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  • By decoding the reasoning and visual cues behind user preferences, the company said the platform converts these inputs into valuable insights rather than discarding them as clutter.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Adipose tissue converts androgens into estrogen, so rapid fat loss shifts circulating estrogen quickly.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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