brainwashing

Example Sentences

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"Actually, there's brainwashing here in China too, but it's not as severe," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"It means they're willing to die but not let the regime fall - because they think its fall means the end of their religion. That's how effectively the regime does brainwashing."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

We troop down for the brainwashing and she can’t stop talking.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson