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 defender Bianca St-Georges tripped Maycee Bell, Sanchez converted in the 107th. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The resource holds enormous value for deep-space exploration and a potential lunar base because it can be converted to breathable air, drinking water or even rocket fuel. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 The California facility was converted from a former joint venture automobile plant into Tesla’s primary early manufacturing hub and produces multiple models. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into seismic waves that ripple through the soil and rock beneath. Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026 Espart is a technically gifted midfielder who has been converted to a right-back over the last few years at La Masia but can play both roles well. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Its owners were paying $617,000 a decade earlier, when it was being converted into a data center. Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Baker converted his 26th consecutive save and MLB-leading 37th overall. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Construction is finally underway on the former Coca-Cola bottling plant on Stockton Boulevard, which will be converted into a 146-room Marriott Element hotel by early 2028, nearly a decade after Leeland Properties acquired the site. Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • These rates may be influenced by multiple factors, including differences in access to healthcare services.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers say the ancient escarpment may have influenced river systems, sediment transport and the flooding of continental interiors long before the rapid diversification of complex life during the Cambrian explosion.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • The Who isn't done 'by any means,' singer says on eve of solo tour How one woman transformed ASU Gammage into a Broadway powerhouse Swanky spa hotel opening in downtown Phoenix.
    Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • About 30 miles north, a former parking lot was transformed into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • Stuart Evey, who oversaw who oversaw Getty Oil’s investments outside its core oil business, persuaded the company's board to invest $10 million for an 85% stake.
    Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Last summer, Curtis persuaded them to join Citizen Historians, a grassroots effort to monitor Smithsonian exhibitions for political interference.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • When asked about the spate of shootings, White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told NPR that the task force has made more than 11,000 arrests and seized more than 2,000 firearms.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Investors seized on that weakness, many placing bets that the cryptocurrency would be stuck in that range for some time to come.
    Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Social-media commentators have propagated conspiracy theories about the case, including a theory that Pat himself committed the killings.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Any trimmings that contain at least one leaf node can be propagated into new plants.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • Deco had previously monitored names such as Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush, but none of them fully convinced all of the club’s decision-makers.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These women can become depressed, isolated, paranoid — convinced their thinning hair is all other people see.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • The order also noted that $160 that had been confiscated in the arrest would be forfeited to MVHTTF, which appears to stand for the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Human rights organizations and medical volunteers have said that among the items being confiscated are incubators, ventilators and antibiotics.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 24 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2026.

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