con·gre·gate
ˈkäŋ-gri-ˌgāt 
congregated; congregating
: to collect into a group or crowd : assemble
The king congregated his knights.
: to come together into a group, crowd, or assembly
Students congregated in the auditorium.
con·gre·gate
ˈkäŋ-gri-gət
: providing or being group services or facilities designed especially for elderly persons requiring supportive services
congregate housing
Synonyms
Examples of congregate in a Sentence
Verb
It's a place where the homeless congregate.
Skiers congregated around the lodge's fireplace.
Recent Examples on the Web
Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Muslims will congregate in their local mosques in the early hours of the first day of Eid to perform this prayer.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Guests can congregate in the Coriolis Lounge, where guides will present lectures — and, in the case of the artists' retreat, likely hold workshops.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
By safeguarding the caves and canopies and other habitats where animals congregate — or introducing buffers around those spots to further minimize human disturbance — that reduces stress considerably too.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
As a result of the new law, police on Thursday established several drug free zones, including in Chinatown, where residents and business owners have long complained about drug peddlers and vagrants congregating in the area around Capital One Arena.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Across the way, Beck congregated with Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
This has made the conspiracists only more convinced, even though the preparations in these towns have often been centered around the huge influx of tourists expected to congregate on April 8.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Fast forward to today: A Cause for Tea is carrying on this tradition, allowing women a space to congregate — but also, the teahouse gives everyone a space to gather.
—Kristen Kornbluth, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
For those who lack Roberson’s institutional experience, particularly people with fragile mental health, drug addiction, or both, congregate city shelters can be frightening and dangerous.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced Tuesday that the 33-room Seniors Landing bridge shelter will be run by the nonprofit Serving Seniors, which has been pushing for a non-congregate shelter for older homeless people since releasing a needs assessment report for seniors in September 2021.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
Just two years after registering with the state, the nonprofit now runs the non-congregate shelter at the Aviator Hotel downtown, the 200-bed low barrier shelter inside the Sullivan, and is moving to operate another 55 units at the former Alex Hotel that the city recently acquired.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
Two of the 68 new cases reported were from congregate living facilities, one a staff member at Copper Ridge and the other a case at a facility so small the health department does not identify it out of privacy concerns.
—Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Apr. 2021
Many know one another and congregate at Totemoff's Bar and Grill, a mid-mountain cafeteria that feels unchanged since the '80s.
—Candice Rainey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
Hicks said those families — which now comprise 20 percent to 25 percent of the agency’s congregate shelter households — face particular stresses this season.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
Masks continue to be compulsory indoors at healthcare and congregate-care facilities, at business where required and for anyone who has been exposed to COVID in the last 10 days.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
Verb
Stateside, subtitles tend to relegate movies to specialty venues, where the kind of young audiences most likely to appreciate this grand-scale adventure rarely congregate en masse.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Muslims will congregate in their local mosques in the early hours of the first day of Eid to perform this prayer.
—Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Guests can congregate in the Coriolis Lounge, where guides will present lectures — and, in the case of the artists' retreat, likely hold workshops.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
By safeguarding the caves and canopies and other habitats where animals congregate — or introducing buffers around those spots to further minimize human disturbance — that reduces stress considerably too.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
As a result of the new law, police on Thursday established several drug free zones, including in Chinatown, where residents and business owners have long complained about drug peddlers and vagrants congregating in the area around Capital One Arena.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Across the way, Beck congregated with Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
This has made the conspiracists only more convinced, even though the preparations in these towns have often been centered around the huge influx of tourists expected to congregate on April 8.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Fast forward to today: A Cause for Tea is carrying on this tradition, allowing women a space to congregate — but also, the teahouse gives everyone a space to gather.
—Kristen Kornbluth, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The shelter plans propose sleeping space for almost 280 people in congregate and non-congregate spaces, RV parking, shaded outdoor areas, storage and laundry.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
For those who lack Roberson’s institutional experience, particularly people with fragile mental health, drug addiction, or both, congregate city shelters can be frightening and dangerous.
—Jennifer Egan, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced Tuesday that the 33-room Seniors Landing bridge shelter will be run by the nonprofit Serving Seniors, which has been pushing for a non-congregate shelter for older homeless people since releasing a needs assessment report for seniors in September 2021.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
Just two years after registering with the state, the nonprofit now runs the non-congregate shelter at the Aviator Hotel downtown, the 200-bed low barrier shelter inside the Sullivan, and is moving to operate another 55 units at the former Alex Hotel that the city recently acquired.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Oct. 2022
Two of the 68 new cases reported were from congregate living facilities, one a staff member at Copper Ridge and the other a case at a facility so small the health department does not identify it out of privacy concerns.
—Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Apr. 2021
Many know one another and congregate at Totemoff's Bar and Grill, a mid-mountain cafeteria that feels unchanged since the '80s.
—Candice Rainey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
Hicks said those families — which now comprise 20 percent to 25 percent of the agency’s congregate shelter households — face particular stresses this season.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
Masks continue to be compulsory indoors at healthcare and congregate-care facilities, at business where required and for anyone who has been exposed to COVID in the last 10 days.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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