converted

Definition of convertednext
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 The bill, introduced by Democrats in Connecticut, would effectively ban most Glock-style pistols that can be converted into a machine gun. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 The system also achieved an overall carbon conversion efficiency of 83%, meaning a much larger portion of the sludge's carbon was converted into usable fuel rather than remaining trapped in residual waste. New Atlas, 9 May 2026 The Ducks, who converted half of their power plays in their first-round victory over the Edmonton Oilers, have taken an 0-fer with the man advantage so far against the Knights, going 0 for 2 on Friday night to extend their futility to 0 for 11 for the series. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 By 2013, the Bureau of Street Lighting had swapped more than half of the city’s 220,000 high-pressure sodium lamps with LED bulbs, and the department has systematically converted the rest in the years since. Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 It was eventually bought by Carey Mae Carroll Sprague, who converted the place into a nursing home. Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 With its colonial stone buildings, converted warehouses, and revitalized arts scene, Kingston feels like the Hudson Valley’s small-scale answer to Brooklyn. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 The Sabres have converted just three of 32 power-play opportunities this postseason. ABC News, 8 May 2026 The complex consists of a 1960s-era office block transformed into a five-star hotel, a photo studio revived as a fitness and swim club, and a brutalist parking garage converted into office spaces, with an art gallery set up in the old spiral parking ramp. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
Verb
  • Emotional exhaustion can be influenced by structural factors, and decision quality is often associated with these conditions in how information is distributed and processed within a system.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Aya Adachi, an associate fellow at the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Technology of the German Council on Foreign Relations, noted that global automotive competition is being gradually influenced by China’s rapid growth in electric vehicle production.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 May 2026
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  • Over the past century, American innovation has transformed healthcare, turning once-unimaginable ideas into lifesaving realities for patients around the world.
    Joaquin Duato, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • The all-male workforce slowly transformed, too, with the first female chef hired in 2000, followed by servers.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
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  • Historically, Angelenos didn’t need to be persuaded to ride the train.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • But the price was worth it for Bischofberger, who persuaded Warhol to give him right of first refusal for his art, a stipulation that the artist upheld until his death in 1987.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 May 2026
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  • The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Photograph courtesy Jennifer Hulse Israel seized control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during the Six-Day War, in 1967.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
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  • Singh and his team have propagated more than 10,000 native plants, replacing ornamental imports with species that belong here.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Agapanthus Ever White™ Agapanthus is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
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  • Of course, not all officers were readily convinced.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • If the prover reveals two different colors in response to every challenge, the verifier will eventually be convinced that the prover knows a valid coloring.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
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  • Detectives confiscated over $10,000 cash, along with narcotics and a firearm, after serving a search warrant Thursday in Westland, Michigan.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • In 1782, Aspden learned that all of his property had been confiscated and would be sold to aid the patriots in the American Revolution.
    Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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  • 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
  • Now in its 40th year, the foundation was established in honor of the eponymous chef who began his own culinary school, authored numerous cookbooks and proselytized cooking with whole foods.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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