converted
Americanadjective
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noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type.
a converted Christian; a converted thief.
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noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else.
His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.
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As kids, we converted this mountain of boxes into forts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Remaining performance obligations, or signed contracts not yet converted to revenue, are expected to be $601.1 billion.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The Baron funds own both SpaceX common stock and preferred stock, which was converted into common stock as part of the IPO process.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He was helped by the engine problems that stopped Verstappen and ended his race, but having converted his pole into a lead over Hamilton, Antonelli was in a league of his own.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Messages arrive chemically in the dendrites, where they are converted to electrical impulses, which travel down the axon, the long body of the cell.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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