1
as in influencing
to persuade to change to one's religious faith
young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people
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2
as in transforming
to change in form, appearance, or use
the old factory was converted into an apartment building
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as in persuading
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
many who used to insist that global warming was a myth have since been converted
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as in seizing
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the bailee converted the goods to his own use
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Recent Examples of converting
In his testimony, Norwood argues that Entergy failed to consider other less costly options for its generating project in Jefferson County, namely converting the already-existing White Bluff facility to burn natural gas.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
The main production pathway for SAF is converting fats and oils into fuel—around 80% is derived from vegetable oils, some of it recovered from restaurants.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In many cases, humans had destroyed their habitat by cutting down forests, draining wetlands and converting grasslands to agriculture.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Firms that are modernizing plants, scaling up mine starts, turning around refineries, or converting assembly lines for EVs increasingly need specialists on a timetable that full-time hiring can’t match.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The Utes executed with precision, scoring on six of seven red zone trips and converting 14 of 16 third-down attempts while their defense suffocated the Bruins.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
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 club has no intention of converting any of its 12 green clay tennis courts to pickleball.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
The main production pathway for SAF is converting fats and oils into fuel—around 80% is derived from vegetable oils, some of it recovered from restaurants.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In many cases, humans had destroyed their habitat by cutting down forests, draining wetlands and converting grasslands to agriculture.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Firms that are modernizing plants, scaling up mine starts, turning around refineries, or converting assembly lines for EVs increasingly need specialists on a timetable that full-time hiring can’t match.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The Utes executed with precision, scoring on six of seven red zone trips and converting 14 of 16 third-down attempts while their defense suffocated the Bruins.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
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 club has no intention of converting any of its 12 green clay tennis courts to pickleball.
—Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converting
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The format grants viewers unprecedented control over programming elements, from influencing contestant challenges involving current events and social issues to deciding elimination outcomes and performance selections.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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The draft guidance could shape clinical trial designs, labeling considerations and FDA review expectations for future prescription non-opioid analgesics seeking approval for chronic pain indications, potentially influencing investment and development priorities in the pharmaceutical industry.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, has steered HBO for almost a decade, successfully transforming the cable network into a streaming brand while keeping it an Emmy juggernaut with shows such as Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Stage, whose Oakland hills home barely escaped the deadly 1991 firestorm, and whose work as president of the Oakland FireSafe Council involves persuading residents to adopt Zone 0 measures, said the study would be a helpful, persuasive tool.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Despite the slowdown in Europe’s soft denim sales, Turkish mill Isko is seizing new growth opportunities across Asia.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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This one was about seizing one of the sweetest victories of his legendary career … whether the old quarterback wanted to admit it or not.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.—
Karpagam Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But convincing risk-averse regulators to approve data-sharing, even anonymized, will be a major hurdle.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And Cohere, too, is hoping to win over more than friends — by convincing enterprises, investors, and skeptics alike that ROI, not AGI, is the smarter bet.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 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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“Converting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converting. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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