mind-altering

adjective

mind-al·​ter·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌȯl-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce mind-altering (audio)

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Director: Jake Myers Luke Merritt lands a job at the cult-like Symbio Corporation, where a mind-altering kombucha turns employees into productive corporate cogs. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025 Recruitment, through ads and direct outreach to religious communities, proved difficult, especially for religions such as Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism; religious proscriptions against mind-altering substances may have played a role. Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 Research into the effects of psychedelics continues to make significant inroads in terms of the methods in which the mind-altering substances can improve our health. Michael Franco may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025 Unlike the other three elements, consuming mind-altering substances wasn’t a shared, communal experience, but rather a source for the leader’s power based on mystical visions, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-altering

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mind-altering was in 1961

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“Mind-altering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-altering. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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mind-altering

adjective
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