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Recent Examples of convergent
For Conway Morris, human-level intelligence is a convergent trait that might well appear again given the right conditions.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Reverse faults, found at convergent boundaries, are responsible for the most powerful quakes—megathrust events—often exceeding magnitude eight and accounting for the majority of global seismic energy release.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
While social traits appear to be convergent among different species here on Earth, there’s also no reason to think that something similar would not happen elsewhere in our great cosmic beyond, Bryson argues in her Reykjavik talk.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This area, which falls along the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench or Kuril Trench, is known as a convergent boundary.
—USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Reverse faults, found at convergent boundaries, are responsible for the most powerful quakes—megathrust events—often exceeding magnitude eight and accounting for the majority of global seismic energy release.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
While social traits appear to be convergent among different species here on Earth, there’s also no reason to think that something similar would not happen elsewhere in our great cosmic beyond, Bryson argues in her Reykjavik talk.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
This area, which falls along the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench or Kuril Trench, is known as a convergent boundary.
—USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergent
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From the disc tray to the optical and coaxial digital outputs, Mission claims that every element has been engineered for durability and sonic fidelity.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each axis uses a coaxial dual-motor configuration designed to provide consistent thrust during low-altitude flight.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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In the 1800s, for example, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel used the term Zeitgeist—the spirit of times—to refer to such ubiquitous and overlapping influences that operate across both macro and micro levels.—
Maria Balaska,
Time,
20 Dec. 2025
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Saylor on Friday imposed a sentence of 12 months concurrent imprisonment on each charge in the newer case, with 11 months to be served concurrently with Tran’s sentence on the last trial and one month consecutive.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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The college has enrolled 3,412 high school students in concurrent credit classes, according to the release.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Production is currently underway on director Sam Mendes’ upcoming intersecting films on The Beatles.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Spanning 13 tracks, the album navigates the complexities of the human experience through the intersecting lenses of technology and nature.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Attendance has been lower in recent years, congruent with public sentiment, but team personnel appeared to outnumber fans this year.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2026
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Fractures that are out of place, shortened, or do not have a congruent joint surface usually need surgery to help prevent persistent pain, loss of motion and the development of arthritis.—
Harlan Selesnick,
Miami Herald,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Convergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergent. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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