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
Companies trimmed payouts, and many of the MLPs converted to C corporations, which are more attractive to institutional investors.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"We've converted vaccine development from being reactive to being future proof. Our vaccines will continue to provide protection against viruses even as they mutate into new strains," said Heeney.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
We visited a set of converted buses where local artists were doing art therapy with displaced children who, despite their losses and thanks to the adults around them, still bubbled with hope.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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