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
Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City hosts this pop culture convergence from March 27-29.
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Joseph Hernandez
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
That convergence is visible on red carpets as much as on screens.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This convergence provides the very first footprint of a structural trend change.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Hernandez
march 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
That convergence is visible on red carpets as much as on screens.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The carbon released by tectonic rifts may have had a larger role in driving major climate transitions than that released by tectonic convergences.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
This convergence provides the very first footprint of a structural trend change.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
Noun
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After Warren Jeffs’ arrest, what are the confluence of events that allow for a predator like Sam Bateman to infiltrate this vulnerable community?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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In Oakland, where a confluence of factors including changing consumer habits and high overhead has sparked a wave of bar closings, another craft beer bar has gone dark.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The mayor has also touted his merging of several city departments in the last two years as a successful effort to reduce middle management.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The companies say merging will connect their networks — Viva primarily operates Mexico’s east and Volaris in the west — and passengers will have better scheduling options.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Its combination of inventiveness and mundanity reminds him of the early films of the Lumière brothers, who paved the way for modern cinema with their invention of the cinematograph.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The 5-foot-9 ball handler was arguably the best point of attack defender in the country this season, using her combination of length, quickness and tenacity to earn all-SEC defensive first-team honors.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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