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question (closely) v.t.: catechize

Saturday, June 5, 2021 by Peter Leave a Comment

Uma [Thurman] is beautiful, but if you bring it up, she was mildly cross, as I suppose we all would if we were continually being catechized about our appearance, as Uma is. (Mim Udovitch, An Alternate Umaverse [Actress Uma Thurman], Esquire, 03/1/1998, p. 70.)

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