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 The question is whether that can be converted into payment utility without breaking the investment narrative that made Bitcoin valuable in the first place. Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Or up to $35,000 in excess 529 plan funds can be converted over a few years into a Roth IRA on a tax-free basis. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Garrett Cleavinger pitched a scoreless eighth before Bryan Baker converted his 17th consecutive save and 28th overall after striking out Brayan Rocchio with the tying run on first to end the game. ABC News, 26 July 2026 In 2025, the district closed one school, Broward Estates Elementary in Lauderhill, which was converted into a pre-K center. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2026 The only goal came from Castilla winger Daniel Yanez, who won and converted a penalty. Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 July 2026 At Belgium last week, Antonelli grabbed pole position in qualifying and then converted it into a comfortable win on race day. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 The tiny extra amount of hydrogen is converted into a tremendous amount of energy. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026 The bulk of the campus had been quickly converted after its previous occupant went down in the fallout from the dot-com bust. Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
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  • The precise impact of any individual funding reduction is difficult to quantify because the Ebola outbreak and its spread has been influenced by many factors, including political turmoil, armed conflict and mistrust in healthcare workers.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • The latest report by the country's public ‌health ⁠institute says transmission remains sustained, with recent fluctuations in cases likely influenced by reporting delays and ongoing data consolidation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
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  • Today, as the global HIV/AIDS pandemic enters its fifth decade, scientific advances have transformed what was once widely understood as a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition for many people with access to treatment and quality care.
    Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • But the space could easily be transformed into a media room, a fitness area or an au pair/in-law suite.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
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  • But the $1,000 incentive persuaded the couple, whose daughter Maya was born in late March, to start an account anyway.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • But the threat alone has persuaded some ships to abandon their plans to exit the Red Sea heading south.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
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  • The national retailers who seized the opportunity, in turn, helped make the neighborhood still more attractive to affluent newcomers and investors.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • Tom Slingsby took the bull by the horns and seized an early lead to take a vital victory in Australia’s first heat.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
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  • Over time, that standard propagated across the broader platform.
    Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This is the notion, endlessly propagated online, that white populations in modern Western countries are being replaced by brown and Black alien populations, and that this replacement is a project — commonly attributed to Jews.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
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  • Having convinced the wide player that coming under his tutelage is the right next step, following talks with Chelsea post-Rogers’ sale, Garnacho is set for a critical, arguably career-defining, 12 months.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Lassally wanted Craig Ferguson for the job and eventually convinced the network to sign the Scottish comedian.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
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  • All data on the phone was gone, but authorities confiscated it anyway.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Over the years, only four of those superyachts have been confiscated, three of which were sold at discounts.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 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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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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