as in to meet
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 converge
The findings suggest the impact would have triggered seismic shockwaves that swept through the moon and converged on the far side.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 May 2025
As is frequently the case in America these days, those looking for ways to blame an act of terror on distinctly right-wing or leftist extremism will find that the truth lies in a baffling and murky middle where contrary strains of radicalism converge.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
In an age of globalisation (albeit one in apparent retrenchment), styles that once developed in isolation have now largely converged.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Domínguez, playing left field, and Bellinger converged on it.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 May 2025
As is frequently the case in America these days, those looking for ways to blame an act of terror on distinctly right-wing or leftist extremism will find that the truth lies in a baffling and murky middle where contrary strains of radicalism converge.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
In an age of globalisation (albeit one in apparent retrenchment), styles that once developed in isolation have now largely converged.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Domínguez, playing left field, and Bellinger converged on it.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for converge
Verb
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With a black brace on his left arm, Steele met with reporters in the home clubhouse before Tuesday’s 4-3 11-inning win over the Colorado Rockies, publicly addressing his future for the first time since the operation.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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According to reports, the pop star lit up on the plane, was told to put out the cigarette by flight attendants, and then was met by authorities upon landing.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The relief corps gathered around Adam Ottavino’s locker, reminiscing about better games while drinking beers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
Verb
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And — deep breath — assembling rockets at Cape Canaveral.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Currently, the modules are manually assembled in a factory with builder partners.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Foes of the bear hunt traveled from all over the state to Ocala where the wildlife agency’s governing board convened to a standing room crowd at the College of Central Florida.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Maryland legislators still convene here January through April.—
Charles Babington,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Cue a mad dash to rendezvous with his business associates, all the while foiling further assassination plots.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
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The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous and dock at the Tiangong space station around 6.5 hours after launch.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fans without tickets are typically allowed on Waveland and Sheffield avenues outside the ballpark during games, and large crowds would be expected to congregate for valuable home run balls onto the street from the game’s biggest sluggers.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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That’s where his students would congregate, meet and do their work together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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“Converge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converge. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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