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
Teboho Mokoena started the game with tears in his eyes and finished it with a smile on his face after converting a second-half penalty in South Africa's 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic on Thursday at the World Cup.
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CBS News, 18 June 2026
The Menil Collection in Houston will reopen its Fresco Building in late 2027, converting the space into a site for site-specific commissions.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
The potent Swiss roster, especially in the middle of the field and attack led by captain Granit Xhaka, an important midfielder who wears the armband for Sunderland in the Premier League, must be better about converting opportunities against Džeko’s team.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
Apple's Vision Pro, which starts at $3,500, hasn't become the iPhone makers' next killer product despite hefty investment and a big marketing push, and Meta has downsized its VR ambitions this year, converting its Horizon Worlds VR platform into a Roblox-like mobile app.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 16 June 2026
In men, finasteride can prove highly effective by blocking the enzyme responsible for converting testosterone into DHT.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Functionally, the task is converting Musk’s pie-in-the-sky ambitions into practical deadlines.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The vice president’s new book, which will be released on June 16, explores Vance’s religious journey to converting to Catholicism.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
The city and a group of developers have also joined together to kick off the LaSalle Street Corridor Revitalization, converting obsolete Loop offices near the Thompson Center into residences and hotel rooms.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
CBS News, 18 June 2026
The Menil Collection in Houston will reopen its Fresco Building in late 2027, converting the space into a site for site-specific commissions.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
The potent Swiss roster, especially in the middle of the field and attack led by captain Granit Xhaka, an important midfielder who wears the armband for Sunderland in the Premier League, must be better about converting opportunities against Džeko’s team.
—Josh Gross, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
Apple's Vision Pro, which starts at $3,500, hasn't become the iPhone makers' next killer product despite hefty investment and a big marketing push, and Meta has downsized its VR ambitions this year, converting its Horizon Worlds VR platform into a Roblox-like mobile app.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 16 June 2026
In men, finasteride can prove highly effective by blocking the enzyme responsible for converting testosterone into DHT.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Functionally, the task is converting Musk’s pie-in-the-sky ambitions into practical deadlines.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The vice president’s new book, which will be released on June 16, explores Vance’s religious journey to converting to Catholicism.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
The city and a group of developers have also joined together to kick off the LaSalle Street Corridor Revitalization, converting obsolete Loop offices near the Thompson Center into residences and hotel rooms.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converting
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Also influencing today's trade, the Bank of Japan has hiked rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.—
Matt Motta,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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This environment is continuously unlocking new pathways to discovering and solving problems, and the very tools of science itself are transforming in unprecedented ways.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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In one engraving from van Deventer’s manual, his arm is shown inserted into an empty uterus almost up to the elbow, the engraver’s close, texturing lines transforming his hand into a radiating light within a cavernous female darkness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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For a service built on impulse viewing, telco deals buy instant reach and built-in billing in price-sensitive markets where persuading users to sign up directly can be hard.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Candidates must position themselves as entertainers, performing for voters rather than persuading them.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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He’s drawn to attempting to achieve things that his predecessors could not, including seizing territory for the United States (Greenland, for sure, but maybe Canada, too) and toppling antagonistic regimes (Venezuela, Iran, possibly Cuba).—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, sits within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, but Beijing has maintained a near-constant presence around the shoal after seizing de facto control in a tense 2012 standoff.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The young tender stems are also perfect for propagating.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Aloe vera is a plant best reserved for propagating through offshoots.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
8 June 2026
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Pixar’s cruelest and cleverest trick has been successfully convincing audiences, over several decades, that all kinds of creatures—even inanimate objects—can have rich inner lives.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Calibration does not mean pretending everything is fine or convincing yourself to ignore real financial gaps.—
Kristin Vance Richards,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Farage, Reform’s attention-grabbing but divisive leader, was a curiously low-key presence.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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With that in mind, if the Pacers want to acquire a draft pick, following their past and grabbing one in the 30s makes good sense.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Related Stories For decades, mainstream Hollywood entertainment generally shied away from environmental themes out of concern that audiences would see it as homework, or even worse, as proselytizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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But proselytizing to Muslims by non-Muslims is a crime, and some other Christian denominations have faced persecution from Algerian authorities, who have closed their churches.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Converting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converting. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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