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proselyted

verb

past tense of proselyte

as in converted

to persuade to change to one's religious faith she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church

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The Dutchman, converted from a defensive midfielder into a right-back, is another player on a damagingly long casualty list who is ruled out until after the international break.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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