as in gathering
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 converging
That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Most are attempting to understand where audiences, capital, technology, and cultural influence are converging next.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Bichette dropped a flare into shallow center field out of the reach of converging defenders, allowing Torrens to score the tying run, and Benge to go to first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Initiatives at both the federal and state levels are converging.
—Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
As Euphoria’s third season enters its back half, our ensemble’s plotlines are, at long last, converging.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 May 2026
That’s the converging picture across Wall Street research and Main Street sentiment.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Crossing over the converging Nile Rivers — the slow-moving but expansive Blue and White Niles meet in Khartoum — tables line the street with fresh watermelons, mangoes and bananas.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
More than 50 countries, including oil producers and major consumers, are converging in Colombia for a fossil-fuel exit conference.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Most are attempting to understand where audiences, capital, technology, and cultural influence are converging next.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Bichette dropped a flare into shallow center field out of the reach of converging defenders, allowing Torrens to score the tying run, and Benge to go to first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Initiatives at both the federal and state levels are converging.
—Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
As Euphoria’s third season enters its back half, our ensemble’s plotlines are, at long last, converging.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 May 2026
That’s the converging picture across Wall Street research and Main Street sentiment.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Crossing over the converging Nile Rivers — the slow-moving but expansive Blue and White Niles meet in Khartoum — tables line the street with fresh watermelons, mangoes and bananas.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026
More than 50 countries, including oil producers and major consumers, are converging in Colombia for a fossil-fuel exit conference.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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Schedule information-gathering conversations in predictable blocks rather than dropping surprise requests.—
ByMike McIsaac CPA,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Prayer vigil to be held Monday On Monday evening, the community is gathering to support the victims' families and pray for healing.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Your connections are under a microscope, but clarity arrives around who’s meeting you halfway and who’s just enjoying access to you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The interest rate climate is high and static right now, with another Federal Reserve meeting not even scheduled again until June.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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At its core, storytelling is still the nature of his work—finding the truths of a player’s prowess and assembling a narrative about his future performance.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Families are assembling adjacent estates over time, creating compounds designed to remain within clans for generations.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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By the time the outbreak was declared, the Africa CDC was already convening a cross-border coordination meeting with Uganda and South Sudan.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Instead of convening advisory committees, Makary brought together rubber stamp panels to endorse the administration’s agenda.—
Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
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After determining what this signature would look like, Vicente and colleagues searched through data gathered by LIGO and its fellow gravitational wave detectors, KAGRA (Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector) and Virgo, focusing on 28 of the clearest signals from merging black holes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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The companies say merging Papa Johns’ operation with Wing’s technology is a new strategy for solving last-mile delivery hurdles.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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According to the team, the event is even more incredible knowing that the whales were congregating far before the peak migration period usually spanning March and April.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Apr. 2026
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Over a two-year period, researchers at the Shark Lab used drones to study more than two dozen beaches up and down the California coastline and found juvenile white sharks congregating at two spots in southern Santa Barbara County and central San Diego County.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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