as in recruits
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect
an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized
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as in converts
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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Noun
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Gathering intel on recruits is similar to how Flaherty went about his job as a reporter.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026 -
The nonprofit that recruits, trains, and supports foster families.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In addition to two helipads, the yacht also has a helicopter hanger that converts into a squash court, as well as a 25-meter long swimming pool.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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That converts to around US$1,940, though an official US release is not on the cards.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But its games still bring a mix of newcomers, out-of-towners and people who couldn’t get tickets to whatever was going on at The Sphere.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The friendships were fleeting, necessarily occasional, as there were always church newcomers and samplers and people moving away.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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“Proselytes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytes. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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