brainwashed

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In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Mark Harris realized that his father and Freeman had brainwashed him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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 • Nov. 23, 2025

Families claimed their loved ones had been "brainwashed," and groups like the Cult Awareness Network emerged to fight back.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

They’d been so brainwashed by Missy’s dumb story that they weren’t thinking clearly.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis