brainwash
Example Sentences
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They have been brainwashed into thinking it's not just 'the right way' to play, it's also 'the only way' - but there are many pitfalls to this approach and my priorities were always very different.
From BBC
In October 2018, Mrs Higgs shared two posts to Facebook to about 100 friends under her maiden name, one of which referred to "brainwashing our children".
From BBC
“I’d been brainwashed for a long time about prison politics and how all this comes first,” he testified last week in a Fresno courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times
They tirelessly work the refs, describing honest media reporting “liberal indoctrination,” projecting their determination to have not only a fully brainwashed right-wing media but a brainwashed culture.
From Salon
Intense, ideological "brainwashing" sessions, held every morning, will further ensure they are mentally ready, Lee adds.
From BBC
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