as in gathered
to come together into one body or place
hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang
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Recent Examples of converged
Three generations of family history have converged in this moment, and all the Burtons are grateful.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts converged on the grounds of the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster on Saturday, braving the cold, windy weather to partake in some outdoor fun at the Carroll District of the Boy Scouts of America’s annual Klondike Derby.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 1,000 students walked off their campuses around the Sacramento area Friday and converged on the state Capitol to protest federal immigration enforcement.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The film captures the dramatic events as citizens, lawmakers, soldiers and police officers converged on the Assembly, with memories of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising resurfacing amid the chaos.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Only a small number of people showed up for Lang’s demonstration, while hundreds of counterprotesters converged at the site, yelling over his attempts to speak and chasing the pro-ICE group away.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Smartphones converged communication, photography, and computing into a single, essential personal device.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Marcos’s power peaked when repression, elite accommodation, and international support converged.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts converged on the grounds of the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster on Saturday, braving the cold, windy weather to partake in some outdoor fun at the Carroll District of the Boy Scouts of America’s annual Klondike Derby.
—Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2026
More than 1,000 students walked off their campuses around the Sacramento area Friday and converged on the state Capitol to protest federal immigration enforcement.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The film captures the dramatic events as citizens, lawmakers, soldiers and police officers converged on the Assembly, with memories of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising resurfacing amid the chaos.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Only a small number of people showed up for Lang’s demonstration, while hundreds of counterprotesters converged at the site, yelling over his attempts to speak and chasing the pro-ICE group away.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Smartphones converged communication, photography, and computing into a single, essential personal device.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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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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