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as in transformation
a change in form, appearance, or use
the conversion of the spare bedroom into a home office was easily accomplished
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as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
the conversion of the residents from opponents to supporters of the casino project proved to be more difficult than anticipated
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Recent Examples of conversion
SiriusXM faces consumer skepticism regarding the satellite music company’s value proposition and investors’ doubts over its ability to grow long-term subscriptions given demographic shifts and continued declines in conversion rates, the Wall Street bank said.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The Chargers got one more big play – a long touchdown pass to wide receiver Ladd McConkey – but the Texans not only blocked the extra point but then returned it all the way to the end zone for a two-point conversion.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The building’s original design as apartments in the 1960s will make the project less costly than typical hotel-to-housing or office-to-housing conversions and far less expensive than new construction, Arctaris executives said.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
And brands like Geico collapse awareness and conversion, connecting TV ads directly to quotes via on-screen QR codes and Amazon data.
—Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The Chargers got one more big play – a long touchdown pass to wide receiver Ladd McConkey – but the Texans not only blocked the extra point but then returned it all the way to the end zone for a two-point conversion.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
The building’s original design as apartments in the 1960s will make the project less costly than typical hotel-to-housing or office-to-housing conversions and far less expensive than new construction, Arctaris executives said.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
And brands like Geico collapse awareness and conversion, connecting TV ads directly to quotes via on-screen QR codes and Amazon data.
—Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Conversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversion. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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