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
Around a dozen law enforcement squads converged on the vehicle and remained on the scene for two to three hours, according to witnesses.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Protesters converged on the Civic Center area of downtown L.A. on Sunday morning, spilling onto the 101 Freeway around 3:30 p.m.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
More doctors and nurses converge as if they’d been crouched, hiding alongside the arms the whole time.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The arrests sparked immediate backlash, with demonstrators converging outside federal buildings, blocking freeways, and in some cases clashing with police.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Protesters converged on the Civic Center area of downtown L.A. on Sunday morning, spilling onto the 101 Freeway around 3:30 p.m.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
More doctors and nurses converge as if they’d been crouched, hiding alongside the arms the whole time.
—Erica Stern
june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The arrests sparked immediate backlash, with demonstrators converging outside federal buildings, blocking freeways, and in some cases clashing with police.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for converge
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For Knight, the moment was peak Hollywood meets hip-hop war story, velvet rope diplomacy brokered by the most unlikely shot-caller in purple.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Deeper collaboration between military planners, drone manufacturers and battery developers to ensure new technologies meet operational needs.—
Siyu Huang,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Pam’s family and friends gathered in the courthouse in Broomfield, Colorado, just outside Boulder in April of 2019.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Times pop music critic Mikael Wood and staff writer August Brown gathered to discuss the box set and what to make of its bounty.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Analysts say it is used to develop and assemble centrifuges for uranium enrichment, a key technology that turns uranium into nuclear fuel.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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At the head of assembling these dream weekends of music is CEO Sarah Pancheri, who took over that role in 2024.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes coastal communities impacted by the Palisades fire, convened a blue ribbon commission to provide recommendations on how to rebuild with challenges posed by climate change in mind.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Three-hundred reporters from across the country convened at the Somerville County Courthouse for the start of the trial on Nov. 3, 1926.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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The Phillies play four at the Miami Marlins before rendezvousing with the Mets on Friday.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The music was recorded through pure emotional trial and error, rendezvousing his favorite piano composers, including Thelonious Monk, Phillip Glass, and Joni Mitchell.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Around Los Angeles, flower sellers who congregate outside Forest Lawn were missing, buses were running half empty, car washes were closed.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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That political polarization is so stark that many Americans are now unlikely to have friendly social interactions, live nearby or congregate with people from opposing camps, according to one recent study.—
James L. Gibson,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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“Converge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converge. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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