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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
Ingerson told the Sun Sentinel officers repeatedly called a Hispanic name on a bullhorn for more than an hour and banged on the door of a home with a battering ram while a crowd congregated around the scene.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Immediately following the crash, the superintendent rushed to the railroad crossing, where other district employees had already congregated.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Outside, other Steelers players congregated with family members and friends, but Rodgers walked alone — heading to his car and, quite possibly, toward a future that does not include football.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, more than 100 people congregated in downtown Newnan, Georgia, to protest the immigration enforcement agency.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
About 100 people congregated downtown around midday to effectively beg both parties to end their negotiation stalemate and reopen the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The attendees congregated near the bar, requesting intricate cocktails and skin contact wine.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Players from both teams congregated around Ramsey and Chase.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
The project has culminated in a series of mini food bank events at The Ship in West Bottoms, where federal workers and union members have long congregated for drinks and solidarity.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Immediately following the crash, the superintendent rushed to the railroad crossing, where other district employees had already congregated.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Outside, other Steelers players congregated with family members and friends, but Rodgers walked alone — heading to his car and, quite possibly, toward a future that does not include football.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, more than 100 people congregated in downtown Newnan, Georgia, to protest the immigration enforcement agency.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
About 100 people congregated downtown around midday to effectively beg both parties to end their negotiation stalemate and reopen the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The attendees congregated near the bar, requesting intricate cocktails and skin contact wine.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Players from both teams congregated around Ramsey and Chase.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
The project has culminated in a series of mini food bank events at The Ship in West Bottoms, where federal workers and union members have long congregated for drinks and solidarity.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Soon a crowd gathered and helped carry Ghadimi into a nearby house.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Betts was home in Southern California, and once again gathered a group to watch together on TV.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Three generations of family history have converged in this moment, and all the Burtons are grateful.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Its glow fell upon the select gathering, personally assembled by Soo Hoo — among them, founder of the Vivino wine app, Heini Zachariassen, certified Master of Wine and commentator Ned Goodwin and editor-in-chief of The Wine Advocate, William Kelley.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The panel is assembled by the Associated Press.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scope of its ambition is met, at every turn, by deft control over what is witnessed, and how.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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They were encouraged to ad-lib in character as Guest collected more than 60 hours of footage before taking a year to whittle it down to 84 minutes.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Underground cavities found on Venus Taking a fresh look at radar data collected by Magellan, a team of scientists were able to spot a large underground cavity on Venus created by lava flow.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The group was convened by a local rabbi and supported protesters for racial justice in Portland in 2017.—
Laura E. Alexander,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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The North Texas Commission and NCTCOG have convened a working group of DART and city leaders for weeks to facilitate discussions on how to solve DART’s most acute challenges.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Feb. 2026
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But Porter seemed less inclined to alter a recent rule change that grouped coaches and contributors with old-time players that played a role in Belichick missing out despite winning a record six Super Bowls as a head coach.—
Josh Dubow,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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In this year’s vote, Belichick and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft were grouped with the three seniors players.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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