Thesaurus results for INDOCTRINATES

indoctrinates

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present tense third-person singular of indoctrinate

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to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures

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Recent Examples of indoctrinates Poison indoctrinates our youth in the classroom and is reinforced by the divisive rhetoric constantly spewed forth in so much of the media. — Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

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One of the first of those is when their AI program teaches itself to beat the machine in a notoriously difficult video game.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Spasojevic, who teaches in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, is leading the university’s research into the local donkey population.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Eton College, located in the English county of Berkshire a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle, educates boys aged 13 to 18 and accepts around 270 students per academic year.

— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Mary is the executive director of the Berry Center, a nonprofit that educates local communities about sustainable agriculture.

— Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

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