missionizing

verb

present participle of missionize
as in proselytizing

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  1. proselytizing
  2. influencing
  3. converting
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  • 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
  • Related Stories For decades, mainstream Hollywood entertainment generally shied away from environmental themes out of concern that audiences would see it as homework, or even worse, as proselytizing.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of proselytizing
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  • The only thing influencing my vote is the people of Michigan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Research consistently shows the foods toddlers choose early on affects their taste preferences, making dietary habits ingrained and influencing diet later in life.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of influencing
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  • Selling appreciated investments, converting retirement accounts, purchasing business assets, changing entity structures or planning charitable gifts can influence taxes for decades.
    — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Aurora said that converting certain areas to more drought-tolerant landscaping is one of the many steps the city is taking to model a good use of community resources.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of converting
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