SECULARIZED Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

secularized

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past tense of secularize

as in dissuaded

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Analysts have said the film was challenging to market, given a major twist in the plot, and that Cruise’s nearly unrecognizable appearance could have dissuaded his fan base from coming out to support the film.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The city’s leaders proposed installing parking meters as long ago as 1946 — until the chamber dissuaded them from doing so, according to an account on the Golden history website Golden Today.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2026

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