confluence

noun

con·flu·ence | \ˈkän-ˌflü-ən(t)s,

Definition of confluence

1 : a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point a happy confluence of weather and scenery a confluence of cultures

2a : the flowing together of two or more streams

b : the place of meeting of two streams the Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River

c : the combined stream formed by conjunction

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Synonyms & Antonyms for confluence

Synonyms

conjunction, convergence, convergency, meeting

Antonyms

divergence

Examples of confluence in a Sentence

the Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation

Recent Examples on the Web

The pinch of mid-level players is really a confluence of events. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "NBA Free Agency: The Thought Behind the One-Year Deal Trend," 12 July 2018 Quick demotion: Saturday wound up being a crazy confluence of events for utility man Nate Orf. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Notes: Christian Yelich happy to return to Miami," 9 July 2018 The two-story floor plan is a confluence of wood, glass and concrete. — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, "Live and cook like celebrity chef Curtis Stone for $16,500 a month," 19 June 2018 How pretty is the blueberry-blackberry confluence here? — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, "This Fruit Tart Is Going Through Its Blue Period, Like Picasso," 8 June 2018 Field Smith’s findings show that a confluence of factors influence the decision, including their perceptions of and experience with conventional schools and their exposure to other home educators. — Melinda D. Anderson, The Atlantic, "The Radical Self-Reliance of Black Homeschooling," 17 May 2018 Still, April’s coming New York photo auctions will feature a nearly unprecedented confluence of five Steerages up for sale: Copies of the work will be sold at Christie’s (April 6), Phillips (April 9), Sotheby’s (April 10), and Swann’s (April 19). — Bloomberg.com, "How Can One Artwork Have Four Very Different Price Tags?," 4 Apr. 2018 But Wednesday’s release went into the Sacramento River, just downstream from the confluence with the Feather. — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, "A million salmon were released into the Sacramento River. So why are anglers unhappy? | The Sacramento Bee," 2 May 2018 There may be no overriding factor within such a small sample size, but a confluence of weather, pitcher adjustments and familiarity breeding contempt could provide some explanations. — Scott Boeck, USA TODAY, "MLB batters getting hit by pitches at a historic rate - and tensions are high," 12 Apr. 2018

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