1
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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2
as in transformed
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was converted into an apartment building
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as in persuaded
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted
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as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the bailee converted the goods to his own use
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Recent Examples of converted
As bananas ripen, much of that resistant starch is converted into natural sugars.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Should his contract be converted to a standard one mid-season, the Pacers could still ink him to a rookie minimum deal and get the benefits of the lower salary that the second-round provides.
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Tony East,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The fund's goal is to protect local businesses, maintain affordable commercial rents and prevent properties from being converted into uses that serve primarily tourists or second-home owners.
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Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
When families contribute the $5,000 maximum per year allowed (which will increase in 2008 because of inflation adjustment), the value of the account could easily exceed $3 million by age 59 1/2 if the account is converted to a Roth IRA after the beneficiary reaches age 24.
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Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
That offering has converted more than 5% of Snapchat's 25 million daily active users.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The question is not whether every rumor should be converted into fact.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The rules were set following a landmark 1908 court case involving French national Suzanne Brière, who had converted to Zoroastrianism after marrying a high-profile member of the Tata family.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
It can also be converted to form the core of a nuclear weapon.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Should his contract be converted to a standard one mid-season, the Pacers could still ink him to a rookie minimum deal and get the benefits of the lower salary that the second-round provides.
—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The fund's goal is to protect local businesses, maintain affordable commercial rents and prevent properties from being converted into uses that serve primarily tourists or second-home owners.
—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
When families contribute the $5,000 maximum per year allowed (which will increase in 2008 because of inflation adjustment), the value of the account could easily exceed $3 million by age 59 1/2 if the account is converted to a Roth IRA after the beneficiary reaches age 24.
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Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
That offering has converted more than 5% of Snapchat's 25 million daily active users.
—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The question is not whether every rumor should be converted into fact.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The rules were set following a landmark 1908 court case involving French national Suzanne Brière, who had converted to Zoroastrianism after marrying a high-profile member of the Tata family.
—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
It can also be converted to form the core of a nuclear weapon.
—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converted
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Investigators said interviews with Sayer after his arrest indicated he was influenced by the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 that left 13 dead.
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
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The flare-up quickly transformed Lebanon from a peripheral concern into a central question hanging over the Iran war and the nascent peace talks.
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Bayfront Park has transformed the downtown waterfront into a massive fan zone for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Those massive market gains have persuaded stockholders to spend.
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The 26-year-old midfielder was injured for the match in Minsk and reportedly only decided to take the flight as a last-minute decision after being persuaded to do so by his team-mates.
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Merchandise including counterfeit perfumes, Rolex watches, knockoff Knicks apparel, sunglasses, electronics and Labubus were seized, in addition to $145,000 in cash, police said.
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Barely six months ago, US special forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas in a daring and deadly raid.
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Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
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But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
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Not everyone is convinced the project will be beneficial.
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Larys convinced Aegon to ride out the Dance of the Dragons in Essos, but the pair doesn’t make it as far as Duskendale before they’re intercepted by Rhaenyra’s soldiers.
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In Dallas, the FBI recently announced agents confiscated four drones that allegedly violated Temporary Flight Restrictions over AT&T Stadium and the city's FIFA Fan Festival.
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The majority found that the cruise lines were trafficking in property confiscated from the American owner of a docks company decades earlier.
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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.
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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.
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“Converted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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