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as in gathered
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in converged
to come together into one body or place
pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries
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Recent Examples of congregated
Gay people found each other, by either word of mouth or the back pages of QNotes Carolinas, a local LGBTQ newspaper, and congregated in those areas.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Archaeologists also found artifacts such as pottery, animal bone, charcoal and worked flints, suggesting that people would have congregated here to celebrate the solstices.
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Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
But nothing compared to the overflowing crowds that congregated after Saturday’s championship clincher.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop, and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
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Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
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Jamey Keaten,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The Scotland fans had congregated in the old town square, so when the area’s bars ran out of alcohol, the riot police arrived expecting trouble.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
The lack of these features in the mega-structure suggests that the residents might have congregated there for communal activities, potentially including governance, according to Archaeology Magazine.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
After sunset, the crowd congregated for celebrations and shows at a large open-air theater for Caribbean dance performances, retro-themed fêtes, and rock music sessions.
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Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Archaeologists also found artifacts such as pottery, animal bone, charcoal and worked flints, suggesting that people would have congregated here to celebrate the solstices.
—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
But nothing compared to the overflowing crowds that congregated after Saturday’s championship clincher.
—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop, and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—
Jamey Keaten,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
The Scotland fans had congregated in the old town square, so when the area’s bars ran out of alcohol, the riot police arrived expecting trouble.
—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
The lack of these features in the mega-structure suggests that the residents might have congregated there for communal activities, potentially including governance, according to Archaeology Magazine.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
After sunset, the crowd congregated for celebrations and shows at a large open-air theater for Caribbean dance performances, retro-themed fêtes, and rock music sessions.
—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
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By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response.
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Hanson has long tried to dismantle the crown jewel of Howard’s legacy—yet after Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur, her rhetoric and Howard’s converged.
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When compute, storage, and networking are designed, validated, and delivered as one system rather than assembled from parts that were never built to work together, the entire stack reaches production on a single timeline.
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Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
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Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
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Her post and subsequent comment were met by a flood of support from fans and commenters.
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Fees for the strait would be collected in consultation with the international community and through the International Maritime Organization, the official said.
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Shell has consistently been a close second to Chevron for high prices and fat margins, followed by the other large oil company brands, according to data collected and analyzed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).
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Kehoe, for example, recently convened a forum promoting the industry’s growth and his administration has pursued large-scale data center projects, including in Kansas City.
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Following the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention convened in 1787 in Philadelphia.
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In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
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The same pattern shows up in founders rarely grouped together.
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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