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brainwashed

ADJECTIVE
indoctrinated
Synonyms


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In 2018 he co-authored the book, "Brainwashed: The Bad Science Behind CTE and the Plot to Destroy Football!" that questioned the science behind the link.

From Fox News • Feb. 11, 2022

Brisebois joined Alexander's group, the New Radicals, and co-wrote the song "Someday We'll Know" on the group's 1998 album, "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too."

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2015

Sally Satel, M.D., is a psychiatrist, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and the coauthor with Scott O. Lilienfeld of Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Neuroscience.The views expressed are solely her own.

From Time • May 30, 2013

Brainwashed by his brother, who was influenced by his mother, or by some mysterious Svengali?

From Slate • May 2, 2013

Brainwashed by his teachers, he believed his sole aim in life was to enter a famous university and become a scientist—” “Hey!”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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