as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary
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Recent Examples of convergence
Behind the pause there seems to be a convergence of factors—chief among them, scheduling conflicts and mounting concerns over the impact of the event on city operations and public infrastructure.
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
This year in particular has seen a convergence of good things.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
An unlikely convergence had formed, private and galvanizing—my father and mother, long divorced, never fully reconciled, brought together in the pages of a Martin Cruz Smith thriller.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 July 2025
The parallel rulings mark a curious convergence for two actors whose careers once intersected in the halls of Hogwarts, and who now find themselves off the road at the same time.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
This year in particular has seen a convergence of good things.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2025
An unlikely convergence had formed, private and galvanizing—my father and mother, long divorced, never fully reconciled, brought together in the pages of a Martin Cruz Smith thriller.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 July 2025
The parallel rulings mark a curious convergence for two actors whose careers once intersected in the halls of Hogwarts, and who now find themselves off the road at the same time.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
Noun
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Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Elkin sits at the confluence of the Big Elkin Creek and the Yadkin River, which winds more than 200 miles through the state to the Atlantic Coast.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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The seasonal combination of salty, smoky, and sweet has got Publix shoppers excited.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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For its lethal injection, Florida uses a combination of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, the outlet reported, citing the state Department of Corrections.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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