proselytes 1 of 2

noun

plural of proselyte
as in recruits
a person who has recently been persuaded to join a religious sect an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized

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proselytes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of proselyte
as in converts
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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  1. recruits
  2. converts
  3. newcomers
Noun
  • Around 72% of managers plan to boost pay for recruits with relevant AI skills, and 42% say that knowledge commands a greater surcharge than other technical skills.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Wilkerson was one of the dozens of recruits to take in the Horned Frogs’ top-10 showdown with the Cougars.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruits
Verb
  • The system generates electrical power and converts it into a highly concentrated beam.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Denying the incident or moving to an offensive posture converts a complaint about a product into a statement about character—and that’s much harder to walk back.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of converts
Noun
  • Fresno is emerging as an unexpected draw for younger residents priced out of coastal hubs, with affordable homes and jobs — but newcomers are pushing up rents and prices.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • So while remixing one’s own work of the past may be a cool curio for serious fans, collaboration among genre titans and newcomers could be the real key to getting rap back in the conversation and on the charts.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of newcomers
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“Proselytes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proselytes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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