brainwashes

verb

Definition of brainwashesnext
present tense third-person singular of brainwash
as in convinces
to cause (someone) to think or believe something by using methods that make a person unable to think normally Terrorists brainwashed the prisoners. Does advertising brainwash children?

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  1. convinces
  2. brings
  3. attracts
  4. sells
  5. induces
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  • In it, Kris convinces a shopper to take advantage of the store’s deals on turkey.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This encourages them to call to a help desk, which then convinces them to pay up.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • Another new initiative is Project Mariner, which brings Google’s AI agents to the web.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To say no one saw Bill Gates coming brings new meaning to understatement.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brings
Verb
  • Now, Pier Sixty-Six is being redeveloped into a 32-acre waterfront destination that attracts luxury residents, boaters, and purveyors of the finer things.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to the International Union of Sex Workers, OnlyFans attracts over 300 million unique visits per month, and 87 percent of users are male.
    Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of attracts
Verb
  • Cadence identified a company that sells health and beauty products to the convenience channel.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the meeting, Su pressed her colleagues to meet engineering milestones for the specialized chips that AMD sells for use in AI data centers.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of sells
Verb
  • Second, the Hawking radiation that is produced isn’t confined to being right at the event horizon, but rather should emerge from any region of space that has sufficient spatial curvature, or that induces strong enough accelerations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, magnesium is also necessary for GABA synthesis, a neurotransmitter that reduces the activity of the central nervous system and induces a state of calm.
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of induces
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