1
as in to ask
to put a question or questions to her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job

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as in to interrogate
to put a series of questions to applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood

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Recent Examples of catechize Priests could not catechize children, bring the sacraments to the sick, or do pastoral work outside the local churchyard. George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
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  • The Sheriff’s Department asked anyone with information about the incident to call the homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The suspect, Steven Hannah, was still inside the home, and refused to exit when officers asked him to, officials said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • She was detained by Italian police for questioning and interrogated for 53 hours over five days without legal counsel or an interpreter present.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • More than a retrospective, the installation interrogates the tension between Modernist ideals and today’s ecological realities, moving beyond industrial rationalism toward a wilder, more organic future.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • Trump said the auto tariffs would be permanent throughout his term, but Murphy and other analysts question whether tariffs are being used as a negotiation tactic.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
  • However, financial markets are beginning to question whether this era of American exceptionalism is coming to an end.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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  • Its methodologies compel leaders and their teams to rigorously examine their most fundamental beliefs, anticipate disruptive scenarios, and prepare adaptive responses.
    Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • His 2020 documentary Vivos examined the shocking disappearance of a group of students who were seized in Mexico’s Guerrero state.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Catechize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechize. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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