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 former Buffs guard signed a two-way contract with the Nuggets on Thursday, filling a spot that opened up when Spencer Jones was converted to a standard NBA deal. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026 King’s Academy sophomore Sabrina Callejas made three acrobatic saves and converted her own for good measure in the sudden-death penalty kick shootout as the Lions topped Miami Palmer Trinity 1-0 (5-4 PKs) on Wednesday to claim the 2A state title. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 The Clippers’ new arrival converted the free throw, and helped the Clippers cling to a one-point lead. Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Odsonne Édouard scored early with a volley for Lens and Florian Thauvin converted the rebound after Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Köhn could only parry a deflected shot early in the second half. ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 Early in the second period, Kristin O’Nell converted a 2-on-1 opportunity to give Canada a 1-0 lead. Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 For the first years of Prohibition, the Bureau of Prohibition belonged to a division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue – some were converted alcohol tax collectors. Richard F. Hamm, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026 Two-way players can be on a team’s active list for only 50 games, unless their contract is converted to a standard deal. Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 The Foley House Inn, a boutique hotel converted from a pair of townhouses built in the late 1800s, has the charm and character of old Savannah. Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
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  • Meyer rejected claims he is overly influenced by Scott Boras, baseball’s most visible agent.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This must-see showroom and store does offer museum-worthy Jacobsens, Pontis, and Eameses, but also rare finds and pieces influenced by the Memphis Group from beloved Palm Springs interior legend Steve Chase.
    Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
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  • In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.
    Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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  • Traum wasn’t persuaded by defenses offered by the NCAA.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • He later was persuaded that there would be a role for him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
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  • Against the odds, Ukraine managed to repel the initial Russian attack on Kyiv and, within a few months, took back large swaths of land originally seized by Moscow.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In October 2022, two months after FBI agents seized boxes of materials from his Mar-a-Lago home, the then-former president questioned a president’s or former president’s legal authority to declassify sensitive information.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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  • That means new or rare plants cannot be legally propagated, even for your own use.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • African violets can be easily propagated in both soil and water using healthy stem and leaf cuttings.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Grosshans is not convinced a law barring kids from creating profiles on social media sites altogether could pass on a federal level.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Sure, the story will ruin Tender, too, but Yasmin has convinced Lord Norton that ruining Tender is the tender thing to do.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Contrary to what many people believe, these items aren't actually confiscated.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Battle over Karen Read's cellphones Read's lawyer, Ben Urbelis, argues that while Read's phones were confiscated in January 2024, prosecutors did not request a search warrant for the phones until 19 months later, after Read had already been acquitted of second-degree murder.
    Kristina Rex, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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  • 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
  • Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.
    William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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