indoctrinated

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Once a viewer is indoctrinated, however, they may find it difficult to refrain from puzzling over its message.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

The parents say that their kids are being indoctrinated, even though they’re just being exposed to narratives about the world around them.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2025

The central character had been "indoctrinated by voices" like Andrew Tate's and "voices a lot more dangerous than Andrew Tate's", Thorne told Radio 4's Front Row.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

“I was indoctrinated, it was as if I’d joined a cult,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

As a result, Descartes, indoctrinated with the Aristotelian philosophy, denied the existence of the vacuum.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife