come together
phrasal verb
came together; come together; coming together; comes together
1
: to join or meet
the place where two rivers come together
2
: to form a group
People from many different areas have come together to try to find a solution.
3
: to begin to work or proceed in the desired way
The project started slowly, but everything is finally starting to come together now.
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As a tragic week ended, thousands swam and paddled on boards off the coast of Bondi as the community came together to heal.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Surrounding her were Jewish and non-Jewish friends of all ages, all of whom had come together to celebrate the second annual Jewish Catskills Weekend, and to share their appreciation for the power of food to unify.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Community and faith groups will come together at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to remember the lives lost to homelessness on the longest night of the year.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The back walls each span 10 feet and come together at the rear corner, leaving plenty of space to add a set of storage shelves or a potting bench for spring planting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Surrounding her were Jewish and non-Jewish friends of all ages, all of whom had come together to celebrate the second annual Jewish Catskills Weekend, and to share their appreciation for the power of food to unify.
—Lea Donenberg, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
Community and faith groups will come together at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles to remember the lives lost to homelessness on the longest night of the year.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
The back walls each span 10 feet and come together at the rear corner, leaving plenty of space to add a set of storage shelves or a potting bench for spring planting.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come together
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“Come together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20together. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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