as in transformations
a change in form, appearance, or use
the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished
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Recent Examples of conversions
The vast majority will be brand new homes, while a small share will be conversions of existing market rate residential units into affordable units and extending deed-restrictions on some existing below-market units.
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Formatting breaks, conversions get messy, and scanned documents feel painful to work with.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Some older commercial buildings have also found incentives from the city for residential conversions.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
When Jim made the conversions to the theater, to turn it into a music studio, the middle of the theater room would be subdivided so that there were two studios, A and B.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
Adult conversions to Catholicism had been falling steadily since the early 2000s, according to data compiled by Georgetown University.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
His two penalty conversions in the FA Cup last weekend — one in normal time and one in the shootout — provide a confidence boost.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Flagg's assertion level was apparent by his 25 shot attempts, but Jones' and Kawhi Leonard's defensive pressure limited him to just nine conversions.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Charlotte’s office vacancy rate The conversions to residential space help lower the office vacancy rate, which in previous quarters reached alarming highs.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Formatting breaks, conversions get messy, and scanned documents feel painful to work with.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Some older commercial buildings have also found incentives from the city for residential conversions.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
When Jim made the conversions to the theater, to turn it into a music studio, the middle of the theater room would be subdivided so that there were two studios, A and B.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
Adult conversions to Catholicism had been falling steadily since the early 2000s, according to data compiled by Georgetown University.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
His two penalty conversions in the FA Cup last weekend — one in normal time and one in the shootout — provide a confidence boost.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Flagg's assertion level was apparent by his 25 shot attempts, but Jones' and Kawhi Leonard's defensive pressure limited him to just nine conversions.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Charlotte’s office vacancy rate The conversions to residential space help lower the office vacancy rate, which in previous quarters reached alarming highs.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversions
transformations
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The jaw-dropping transformations prompted a hilarious running joke in the comments section from viewers seeking glow-ups of their own.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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This comes after a number of other hair transformations in recent months.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Conversions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversions. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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