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 Weed that exceeds the state’s pesticide limits is destroyed, diluted or converted into products with higher pesticide allowances, such as edibles. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 The Cowboys’ offense did the defense no favors, giving Indianapolis a short field in the first half that the Colts converted on, and scoring just three points for most of the second half. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026 Its third level can be used for storage or could be converted into living space, perhaps for an au pair. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026 The ship was designed so that it could quickly be converted for troop transport, with its normal complement of 1,900 to 2,000 passengers replaced by up to 14,000 troops. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026 On third or fourth down with 3 yards or fewer to gain, Kansas City converted 5 of 8 opportunities, including touchdowns from Kelce and Emmett Johnson. — Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026 The Lions converted a fourth down earlier in the series, and a play in which Brooks scooped up a fumble called on the field, on a Chop Robinson hit on Goff, and ran the other way, but it was reversed to an incomplete pass upon review. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 The Sun Devils converted three third downs on their first scoring drive, which ended with Omarion Miller’s 20-yard touchdown catch. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Against Liberty, however, that strength disappeared as the Flames converted all seven red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
Verb
  • Murdaugh is facing a retrial on the murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence, ruling that a court clerk improperly influenced jurors against him during his 2023 trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • And then there was Next Step Up, which is more of the groovy thing that really influenced bands like Hatebreed.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026
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  • As fashion increasingly embraces AI, its frontend and backend operations are getting transformed into a more accessible and connected ecosystem.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The company credits him with helping guide major acquisitions that transformed Comcast from a small regional cable operator into an industry leader.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • Sand has already persuaded enough Iowans to try on a different political label, which is a big get, in and of itself.
    — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Shimamura persuaded a producer, Shūji Abe, to put up enough money for preproduction, and Yamazaki to begin scouting locations and even holding auditions in Australia.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Digest Now that the Democratic Party has seized control of Congress, what does that mean for culture, including the debacle over the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and arts funding?
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
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  • View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After decades of studying the ways humans wrestle with fear, Lembke is convinced that the act of surrender is as important as the search for order and certainty.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Still, seeing their son struggle to speak, Stephanie and Eric were convinced there was a connection.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Despite the freezing temperatures, agents confiscated the migrants’ coats and refused to give them blankets.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The roughly 3-inch pocket knife was confiscated by authorities, Manfre said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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