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.
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George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
George Weigel, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catechize
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House Speaker Mike Johnson asked the sergeant at arms to eject Green from the floor.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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At that point, Bumgardner asks to take a breathalyzer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Star-Telegram reported in January 1912 that immigration agent I. B. Lewis and police spent a Saturday interrogating north side immigrants.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the past two weeks, in town halls across the country, crowds have interrogated and booed Republican lawmakers for Trump and Musk’s budget cuts and the havoc that has come with them.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Disillusioned with subjective, surface-level modes of art-making, Gaines began to question his purpose.—
Meka Boyle,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Offering those options has not been easy in the traditional era of distribution deals, but the rates of cord-cutting have made both programmers and operators more willing to question the usual assumptions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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For example, in healthcare, AI marketers can examine patient records to prevent disease outbreaks or suggest personalized remedy plans.—
Vamsi Gosu,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Bernstein’s model to identify quality stocks examines factors including year-over-year sales growth, debt ratios and EBIT margins.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Catechize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechize. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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