as in to dissuade
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Recent Examples of secularize
There is an active effort to drive religion out of the public square, to secularize America.
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Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
9 Jan. 2024
Both began as missions established by Spanish colonizers that were later secularized and grew into towns after Mexico won its independence.
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Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
26 Sep. 2023
Yet for all the rejoicing, American society continues to secularize.
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Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Dec. 2022
Early campaigns for financial reorganization gave way to ambitious attempts to secularize the inhabitants of monastic houses on a scale unseen in any other national church—with dramatic social as well as economic consequences.
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Crawford Gribben,
WSJ,
29 Apr. 2022
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Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
9 Jan. 2024
Both began as missions established by Spanish colonizers that were later secularized and grew into towns after Mexico won its independence.
—
Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
26 Sep. 2023
Yet for all the rejoicing, American society continues to secularize.
—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Dec. 2022
Early campaigns for financial reorganization gave way to ambitious attempts to secularize the inhabitants of monastic houses on a scale unseen in any other national church—with dramatic social as well as economic consequences.
—
Crawford Gribben,
WSJ,
29 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secularize
dissuade
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Leaders using this phrase create an unsafe psychological environment, dissuading any dissent or improvement curiosity.
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Nothing in your life has dissuaded you from these early surmises.
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“Secularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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