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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Mamdani also touted his work with the Department of Correction and committed to providing additional resources while delivering remarks to graduating recruits.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026 -
His recruits include an opera singer and a zoo director.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For more severe forms of hearing loss, doctors may recommend a device called a cochlear implant, which converts sounds into electrical signals that are sent to the brain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Right and converts Runway 1 Left to a temporary taxiway as the airport upgrades the infrastructure.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026
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More than 200 restaurant locations — including 16 newcomers to the event — are participating in the springtime promotion sponsored by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Panarin scored the game’s only goal, one of two newcomers that buoyed the Kings on Saturday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Proselytes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytes. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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