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Noun
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The whole Carnival experience is actually a fine line between indoctrination, brainwashing and glorious community building.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025 -
If brainwashing doesn’t work, defendants can hardly claim it as a defense.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His history is filled with the corrosive effects of fear, the seductions of ambition, the failures of leadership and the tragic unraveling of judgment.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2025
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Venus, your ruling planet, will also harmonize with Mars — celestial ruler of your relationship sector — on April 6, adding a layer of seduction and charisma to your love life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Overpersuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpersuasion. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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