as in convergence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation
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Recent Examples of confluence
Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But rural Appalachian communities are disproportionately affected by a confluence of these factors.
—Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
These all found a confluence at Carbone Beach, presented by American Express.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
But rural Appalachian communities are disproportionately affected by a confluence of these factors.
—Gretchen E. Ely, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
These all found a confluence at Carbone Beach, presented by American Express.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
On World Rhythms, Lockwood trusts the listener to hear the arc of its noises, to trace their emergence and disappearance, their strange, seductive confluence.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for confluence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confluence
Noun
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The rare convergence in opinion comes as the nation’s debt has climbed to record levels and many nonpartisan fiscal monitors warn of growing fiscal strain.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The findings also point to a cognitive convergence between Neanderthals and modern humans, Oxilia added.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
Noun
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Predictably, Corey has been criticized in certain quarters for her merging of the lowest and loftiest forms of culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The blowout was a combination of the Pistons’ offensive deficiencies catching up with them their defensive intensity disappearing.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Nowhere is this truer than in Russia, a nation marked by a long history of political repression alongside extraordinary literary brilliance, a rare and uneasy combination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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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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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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