converted

past tense of convert
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as in influenced
to persuade to change to one's religious faith young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people

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Recent Examples of converted That’s part of why the offense struggled, particularly on third down as Miami only converted two of their nine attempts. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Washington hadn’t converted a third down until its final drive, when Williams converted a third-and-11 pass, then hit a fourth-and-two bomb for 43 yards. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Baker converted 41 of 44 saves in the regular season, including his last 30. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 UConn scored first in the extra period, 27 points in a row, but Syracuse answered on 4th-and-17 and converted on the 2-point conversion to win the game. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 After Miami converted on third-and-8 and moved the ball to the Kansas City 15-yard line, the Dolphins had a modest gain on their subsequent play at Hard Rock Stadium. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 Baker converted 41 of 44 save chances in the regular season, including his last 30. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Michigan finished 2 of 4 in the red zone, and Iowa converted on both of its drives inside the 20. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Instead, excess testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which causes the hair follicles to become smaller and then the hair strands to become thinner. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
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  • In reality though, every genome analysis is influenced by multiple of factors, such as the reference genome used for comparison and the technology used to sequence the DNA itself.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Richardson discusses how his early fascination with science and his enjoyment of science fiction has influenced his poetry and considers the way his aphorisms counterbalance his more lyric poems.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • The subsidiary also operates as an innovation lab, providing a setting where ideas can be developed and transformed into businesses.
    — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The husband-and-husband duo transformed the early 19th century former Parsonage with their interior and garden design expertise, and the book offers a vibrant glimpse into the beauty of their life there.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The scammers effectively isolated her and persuaded her not to communicate with anyone who might have interrupted the scheme.
    — Angela Ramos, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In other business, Planning and Development Director Tom Cherry persuaded the RDC to postpone seeking bids for demolition of the former Garyton School, a costly endeavor.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Almost every house was then surrounded by adjacent empty lots that had been seized to ensure that no one else would build.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After spending over a decade pushing pop forward from its periphery, Charli xcx seized the zeitgeist in 2024 with Brat.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Propagating ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Begonias can be propagated via leaf cuttings by making cuttings in the leaf veins and placing leaves on a soilless mix.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • The wine industry has largely convinced itself that faster, cheaper, and easier is the path to a better product.
    — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Damion is convinced that Julia’s sudden inheritance is a mistake, and their rivalry only gets more complicated when romantic feelings start to arise.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • The filing said a Secret Service agent had confiscated the journalists’ credentials.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Politico reported that one of its correspondents was turned away and his press credentials were confiscated.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • The National Federation of Federal Employees and several individual USDA employees sued the department on May 13, alleging that Secretary Brooke Rollins has illegally proselytized workers.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The two firms that have proselytized the recapitalization of enterprise software the most in this field are Thoma Bravo, with about $184 billion in assets, and Vista Equity Partners, with about $100 billion.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026

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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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