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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  • Understanding how climate change influences extreme events helps communities, businesses and governments better assess changing risks, improve planning and infrastructure, and make more informed decisions about preparedness and adaptation.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • More recent research has shown that state ownership takes many forms and that institutional design substantially influences outcomes.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 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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  • The module then converts the message into a radio signal and broadcasts it to other nodes.
    — Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026
  • In just one second, our sun converts almost 700 million tons of hydrogen to helium and energy.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
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