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 After Riley’s 72-yard touchdown on Boise State’s first drive against Fresno State, the Broncos immediately ran a two-point play that sophomore running back Zeke Martinez converted to take an 8-7 lead. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026 The 21,000-square-foot property has eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a two-bedroom guest cottage, and a ballroom that’s been converted into a game room and home theater. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2026 Denver converted just one of 12 third downs and finished with 224 yards, 13 fewer than the Chargers. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The remaining nine were designated ammonia-ready, meaning they could be converted to operate on the fuel. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Da Costa, on the counter-attack, took a feed from Lassiter and scored from the center of the area in the 10th minute and Janssen converted from the penalty spot to give the Timbers a 2-0 lead in first-half stoppage time. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Verstappen converted his pole position to his first win of the season, while Hamilton, who was at P18 at one point of the race, finished P3. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 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 Baker converted 41 of 44 saves in the regular season, including his last 30. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
Verb
  • However, their journey may be influenced by the surrounding solar wind, making precise arrival times difficult to pin down.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Toronto Film Festival is set to showcase classic films selected by Japanese anime director Masaaki Yuasa that influenced his celebrated animation.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Earlier this year, Jo Malone London transformed Center Stage, the rotating pop-up space on the main floor of Nordstrom’s New York flagship, into an immersive vegetable garden in celebration of its Brit Veggies Collection, for example.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The typically sandy sections of Main Beach — where locals often gather to walk along the sand and play beach volleyball — were transformed into a sea of water.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • That may be why Ellison persuaded Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Mattel, to depart the toy giant for a job as co-CEO.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile in 2023, the company seized the opportunity to launch on TikTok Shop with select brands shortly after the platform’s Stateside debut, and has since continued to innovate there through live-selling and cutting-edge creator partnerships.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The filing cites items that were seized from her home in a federal investigation with no assurance that they will be returned, as well as unauthorized people who gained access to her Los Angeles residence.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Propagating ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Viewers will come away convinced the world’s richest man mostly excels at self-promotion; they’ll also be frightened by the power he’s accrued.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back on Wall Street, Keirstead of UBS wasn’t convinced taking Workday private was necessary, reasonable, or even possible.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Walker says another goal is getting confiscated turtles back to the wild, but as Kung notes, smugglers commingle different turtles, spreading diseases that must be kept out of wild populations.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Those numbers include 759 false identification cards confiscated, 378 alcohol-possession-by-a-minor violations and 98 fake-ID citations during the calendar-year reporting period, according to Oxford Police.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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