missionizing

verb

present participle of missionize
as in proselytizing

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  1. proselytizing
  2. influencing
  3. converting
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  • Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats.
    — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of proselytizing
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  • More of their money is flowing toward influencing local elections, according to the data.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The tropical disturbance influencing Sunday's forecast is expected to move west, dropping the probability of weather violating launch criteria to about 30% — offering a 70% chance of acceptable conditions.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of influencing
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  • After the pandemic shuttered his Inglewood barbershop job, Hector Trinidad reinvented himself, converting a yellow school bus into a curbside barbershop parked just outside USC.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • These questions explain why transcription quality matters far beyond simply converting speech into text.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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