missionize

as in to proselytize

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Verb
  • Elder Price, a seemingly perfect young Mormon man, gets teamed up with the dorky and clingy Elder Cunningham for their mission assignment — an odd couple that proselytizes together.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • However, the state's Supreme Court ruled the Catholic Charities Bureau's work is not primarily religious because the organization employs people who aren't Catholic and doesn't proselytize.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • The Cowgirls were able to capitalize at the end of the game off free throws, converting 12-for-17 to pull ahead in the final minutes.
    Allison Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The toilet used bacteria to convert human waste into water and gases.
    Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Marty’s scholarly writings had influenced me profoundly.
    Eboo Patel, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • That’s been influencing the music that comes out into (each) chapter.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Missionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missionize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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