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as in transformation
a change in form, appearance, or use
the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished
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as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
the conversion of the residents from opponents to supporters of the casino project proved to be more difficult than anticipated
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Recent Examples of conversion
And several observers note that a residential conversion will probably preclude any reopening of the Marine Roof, the most famous artifact of the hotel’s heyday.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 June 2025
Another nine of the settlements will be entirely new, while the final one will be the conversion of an existing neighborhood to an independent settlement, according to Peace Now.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
But conversion to paid plans required them to pull back and limit things like message history and integrations.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Dolphins were one of the NFL’s best third-down defense (35.9% conversion rate), finishing sixth in 2024, and was the fourth best red-zone defense, and ranked second in goal-to-go defense.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 June 2025
Another nine of the settlements will be entirely new, while the final one will be the conversion of an existing neighborhood to an independent settlement, according to Peace Now.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
But conversion to paid plans required them to pull back and limit things like message history and integrations.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Dolphins were one of the NFL’s best third-down defense (35.9% conversion rate), finishing sixth in 2024, and was the fourth best red-zone defense, and ranked second in goal-to-go defense.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversion
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Coca-Cola used the campaign to create new momentum around digital transformation.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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To a certain extent, The Darjeeling Limited is an unseemly act of spiritual tourism, no better than Eat Pray Love or countless other films about privileged white Americans turning a foreign landscape into the site of their holistic transformation.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Father and Child makes a highly appropriate gift for paternal figures of all persuasions—and also provides a strong dose of style inspiration.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
24 May 2025
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The future of persuasion in advertising is human-first, AI-assisted.—
Maria Alonso,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Conversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversion. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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