1
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
Ole Miss opted to go for a 2-point conversion from the 1, then took a delay of game to move the ball back to the 6.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, for example, acknowledged in its response to the lawsuit that safety features can degrade over long conversions, despite the fact that the chatbot itself has been optimized to hold these longer conversations.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Miami’s opponents are also 4 for 4 on fourth-down conversions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Burkett scrambled in for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 14-14.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, for example, acknowledged in its response to the lawsuit that safety features can degrade over long conversions, despite the fact that the chatbot itself has been optimized to hold these longer conversations.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Miami’s opponents are also 4 for 4 on fourth-down conversions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Burkett scrambled in for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 14-14.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversion
Noun
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Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Seeing that transformation has made the small effort completely worth it.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Politically motivated uses of force are a categorical assault on individual rights and on the American method of persuasion over force.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet the effect on credible persuasion of other Americans is statistically limited.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Conversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversion. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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