- present participle of brainwash.
brainwashing
Example Sentences
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Sen Risa Hontiveros said platforms had become "nests for brainwashing and radicalising our youth".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Actually, there's brainwashing here in China too, but it's not as severe," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Rather than brainwashing us, the objective of the totalitarian is to bludgeon us into apathy, resignation and passivity.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
“Founded in 1999 on the heels of the Satanic ‘panic’ and growing steadily ever since, Infowars has distinguished itself as an invaluable tool for brainwashing and controlling the masses,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
Priming is not, it should be said, like brainwashing.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
