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 Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England’s two-goal lead. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Half the elegant stable block (converted into a studio by Beaton) and a cozy dairy house remained. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 Turkey, not wanting to go out without a fight, converted all of their three shots on target (from nine attempts) after failing to convert any of their previous 13 (from 62 attempts). Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Hutton converted the penalty kick for her first-ever NWSL goal, giving Bay FC a 1-0 advantage in the fifth minute. Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 France superstar Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty in the 70th minute to make the difference. Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026 Mbappé stepped up in the 70th minute and duly converted for his seventh goal of the tournament – overtaking Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race due to his assist total. Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 As bananas ripen, much of that resistant starch is converted into natural sugars. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Should his contract be converted to a standard one mid-season, the Pacers could still ink him to a rookie minimum deal and get the benefits of the lower salary that the second-round provides. Tony East, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
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  • The high tides are being influenced by an overall swell in the Pacific Ocean that’s being caused by stormy weather in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
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  • Even transformed into an unexpected salty-sweet dessert (see chef Harold Villarosa’s Spam doughnuts).
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 July 2026
  • Technological advances — word processing, speech-to-text transcription, scheduling tools and apps — each transformed the duties of administrative professionals and contributed to overall decline.
    Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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  • While there, the nurse practitioner persuaded her to inject her nose with hyaluronic acid, but the injection ended up blocking an important artery, affecting blood flow to the eyes, according to Campos.
    Michelle Marchante July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • He was not persuaded by NCAA arguments that the manual is not a contract between the NCAA and students who play varsity sports.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026
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  • Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who voted against the proposal in mid-June, voiced fears that the list of noncitizen voters would immediately be seized by federal immigration authorities.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Russia’s military on Saturday claimed to have seized the city of Kostiantynivka, a key defensive hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 4 July 2026
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  • Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
  • But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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  • However, Chase is not convinced that the show will remain popular forever.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • After painting a piece featuring one of her angels, Neilson was convinced the canvas was meant for Oprah Winfrey and turned down other interested buyers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
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  • The most obvious concession is compensating Cubans and Americans whose assets were confiscated during the revolution.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • With the charges dismissed, Patel will no longer face prosecution and is expected to receive his passport back shortly after it was confiscated by authorities.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 July 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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