proselyting

present participle of proselyte
as in converting
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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  • CCDs work by detecting photons, and then converting those photons into electrical signals that get recorded by the internal electronics within the camera.
    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
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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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“Proselyting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselyting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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