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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Cade Smith allowed a run in the ninth before converting his big league-leading 21st save and 18th in a row.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
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The easy assembly makes converting it back to a regular sofa a breeze.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
4 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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“Proselyting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselyting. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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