as in taught
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field
indoctrinated children in proper safety procedures
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Recent Examples of indoctrinated
Kyiv says the children are put into camps and foster homes, indoctrinated to Russian customs and brainwashed into turning against Ukraine.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
We've been indoctrinated to believe that real collaboration happens when people gather synchronously, whether physically or virtually.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
They should not be indoctrinated into any belief system, but rather taught the principles of democracy and good citizenship.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
From a very early age I was indoctrinated into all of this.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
People can initially get indoctrinated quietly, staring at their phone or laptop, safe from others’ judgment.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
This has been made perfectly clear by the actions of the Russian armed forces in areas of Ukraine under Russian control with thousands of protesters captured and children forcefully taken away and indoctrinated with Russian propaganda.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
We were all still indoctrinated by the old set of rules.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The Chinese government is separating Tibetan children from their families and placing them in boarding schools, where they are indoctrinated in loyalty to Beijing.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
We've been indoctrinated to believe that real collaboration happens when people gather synchronously, whether physically or virtually.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
They should not be indoctrinated into any belief system, but rather taught the principles of democracy and good citizenship.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
From a very early age I was indoctrinated into all of this.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
People can initially get indoctrinated quietly, staring at their phone or laptop, safe from others’ judgment.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
This has been made perfectly clear by the actions of the Russian armed forces in areas of Ukraine under Russian control with thousands of protesters captured and children forcefully taken away and indoctrinated with Russian propaganda.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
We were all still indoctrinated by the old set of rules.
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The Chinese government is separating Tibetan children from their families and placing them in boarding schools, where they are indoctrinated in loyalty to Beijing.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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