as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary
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Recent Examples of convergence
Thanks to the convergence of genes, environment, and drive, Iexperience spasmodic joy about my unstinting love affair with language.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Fueled by the convergence of AI, biotech and sensor technology, this is not a moment of incremental progress.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The move highlights the plan, which involves government and research institutes, to turn the mine into a space resource convergence demonstration complex and help develop technologies that could extract useful resources from the moon.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If cinema for more than 100 years was about the portal to a faraway world (who represents that better than Miyazaki?) and social media for the last two decades about putting ourselves at the center of the drama, OpenAI’s new tool brings them into perfect convergence.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Fueled by the convergence of AI, biotech and sensor technology, this is not a moment of incremental progress.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The move highlights the plan, which involves government and research institutes, to turn the mine into a space resource convergence demonstration complex and help develop technologies that could extract useful resources from the moon.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If cinema for more than 100 years was about the portal to a faraway world (who represents that better than Miyazaki?) and social media for the last two decades about putting ourselves at the center of the drama, OpenAI’s new tool brings them into perfect convergence.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
Noun
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Patrons can come through a nearby entrance, but most keep going down the hill to the confluence of Nos. 6 and 16.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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That confluence has made already shaky finances for many older and less-affluent associations and owners even more tenuous and, in some cases, unsustainable, Marcus said.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fannin and David Njoku should make for a nice combination.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Use the lemony dressing for any combination of pasta and vegetables for dinner all summer.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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