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 two converted the original bedroom into a workspace, and the home office became the primary bedroom. Aditi Sharma, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2026 If the xAI stake converted into SpaceX shares, market-tracking estimates based on the SpaceX's market capitalization on Friday suggest the investment could show a paper gain of as much as $150,000 — nearly a full year of McClain's $174,000 congressional salary. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 12 June 2026 Venable has been able to switch up his leverage pitchers, after Seranthony Domínguez was brought in as the closer and converted 11 of his first 14 save opportunities. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Human movements recorded on a smartphone are converted into digital motion data that can be processed by software. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 And the Indiana club converted a pair of the low-percentage opportunities to provide the decisive margin. Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026 The output is not only converted code but a modernization workflow that removes much of the manual inspection, rewriting and testing that large engineering teams once performed. Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 By the end of the quarter, Robinson had been assessed a Flagrant 1 for a forearm to Wembanyama’s neck, Wembanyama had converted two free throws and the Spurs led, 41-22. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Raised as a protestant, Vance was later an atheist while in college and after graduating but converted to Catholicism in 2019. Max Rego, The Hill, 11 June 2026
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  • While human stress is largely influenced by the hormone cortisol, the equivalent in rats is called corticosterone.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The introduction of the Hadid-110 adds another layer to a UAV arsenal that has already influenced global military planning, one that blends speed, shaping, and expendability into a package that Iran appears determined to deploy more widely.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2025
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  • The organization increased purses; lured in other investors; launched PGA Tour Enterprises, a new program that transformed players into equity holders; among other things.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The entire city transformed into an open-air arts district.
    Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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  • The real turning point came in November 2025, when James Comey persuaded a magistrate judge to release information from the grand-jury proceedings that led to the former FBI director’s indictment.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026
  • They were persuaded by the details.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
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  • Detectives served a search warrant at Miner’s home and seized multiple items, including his cellphone.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
  • In recent years, the facelift has seized the zeitgeist.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
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  • While Christmas cacti don’t have stems and foliage like many other plants, their segments can be cut and propagated in the same way.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
  • These types of epyphytic cacti are closely related to Christmas cactus and can be propagated using the same methods.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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  • In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • But many predicted that Candy Crush would not survive for 14 years, and Ingvar is convinced her teams will once again prove the doubters wrong.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 15 June 2026
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  • Violators can face fines up to $100,000, see their drones confiscated and even face criminal charges for flying within three miles of one of the games.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • Mthombeni said police had swept the area three weeks ago and confiscated guns and ammunition for AK-47 rifles and arrested three people, AFP reported, adding that a resident told the eNCA broadcaster that people from the neighboring nation Lesotho lived in the settlement.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 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
  • But evangelical churches have proselytized in the region for two centuries.
    Febe Armanios, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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