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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The group came together a few more times in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026 The San Francisco Grateful Dead community is coming together after it was announced that one of the founding members, Bob Weir, has died at the age of 78. Amanda Hari, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026 Cake mix, lemon pie filling, and butter come together in the oven to create crisp edges and a gooey, citrusy center, while a little cream cheese in the mix rounds out the lemon’s brightness. Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026 In 1958, the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) came together to develop an NPP concept known as Project Orion. Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026 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 12 Jan. 2026.

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