1
as in influencing
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 transforming
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was converted into an apartment building
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as in persuading
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 seizing
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 converting
CCDs work by detecting photons, and then converting those photons into electrical signals that get recorded by the internal electronics within the camera.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
The match in Louis Armstrong Stadium lasted just 56 minutes, with Townsend and Siniaková converting five of their six break points and only dropping six points on their own serves.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The plasma process is also effective on waxy residues left over from other recycling methods, converting them into useful chemicals with over 80% selectivity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
How much does converting a classic car to an electric vehicle cost?
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The club has no intention of converting any of its 12 green clay tennis courts to pickleball.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
In its previous restructuring, the airline had reduced its debt by about $795 million by converting it into equity.
—Shivansh Tiwary, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Kore Infrastructure is converting vegetation cleared from electrical transmission lines in California into hydrogen, and W2E Renewables is converting manure from Colorado dairy farms into natural gas.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But Democrats on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee, where the bill was rejected Wednesday with an 8-3 vote along party lines, said converting the board to an advisory body would undercut the public's role in reforming police conduct.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
The match in Louis Armstrong Stadium lasted just 56 minutes, with Townsend and Siniaková converting five of their six break points and only dropping six points on their own serves.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The plasma process is also effective on waxy residues left over from other recycling methods, converting them into useful chemicals with over 80% selectivity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
How much does converting a classic car to an electric vehicle cost?
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The club has no intention of converting any of its 12 green clay tennis courts to pickleball.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
In its previous restructuring, the airline had reduced its debt by about $795 million by converting it into equity.
—Shivansh Tiwary, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Kore Infrastructure is converting vegetation cleared from electrical transmission lines in California into hydrogen, and W2E Renewables is converting manure from Colorado dairy farms into natural gas.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But Democrats on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee, where the bill was rejected Wednesday with an 8-3 vote along party lines, said converting the board to an advisory body would undercut the public's role in reforming police conduct.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converting
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The monitors helped study participants needs such as food and restroom breaks, but the monitors were instructed not to provide any therapy to avoid influencing the study's results.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The primordial magnetic fields likely increased the cosmic web’s density, which would have sped up the formation of stars and galaxies, thereby influencing the universe’s current structure.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, parents have woken up to the ways technology is transforming American childhood.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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She’s credited for transforming the firm’s approach to design and mentoring a new generation of talent.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Stage, whose Oakland hills home barely escaped the deadly 1991 firestorm, and whose work as president of the Oakland FireSafe Council involves persuading residents to adopt Zone 0 measures, said the study would be a helpful, persuasive tool.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but has stated that its forces are fighting militants on the outskirts of Gaza City, destroying tunnels and militant infrastructure and seizing weapons.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tel Aviv — The Israeli security cabinet convened on Sunday to review plans for seizing control of Gaza City, as the government faces mounting international pressure and unprecedented domestic opposition, even from Israel’s own security leaders.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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Cracks are propagating in a Republican Party and right wing that have been historically supportive of the country.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
19 Aug. 2025
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While speaking on a panel at the opening of the movie, which details the life and career of actor John Candy, who died at 43 in 1994, Reynolds revealed that his 2-year-old son, Olin, played a key part in convincing Bill Murray, 74, to have a role in the documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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And the amount of self-persuasion that goes into convincing yourself to do something like that might be a problem.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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More than a month after his death, Ozzy Osbourne’s music has largely slipped away from the Billboard charts following the headline-grabbing news that one of rock’s founding fathers had passed away.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX was also famously involved in funding and operating the headline-grabbing Polaris Dawn crewed commercial mission in September 2024.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the Mormon church, young adult men volunteer to leave home for proselytizing missions for two years and young women serve for 18 months.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Converting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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