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
Now, a confluence of factors have made the situation in the Taiwan Strait even less stable.
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Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Older adults, in other words, are dying at a disproportionate rate to other age groups, due to a confluence of unique factors.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The allegations, with their confluence of money, exploitation, and vaunted institutions, are youth basketball’s version of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The album is a confluence of country, pop and shades of hip-hop.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Older adults, in other words, are dying at a disproportionate rate to other age groups, due to a confluence of unique factors.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The allegations, with their confluence of money, exploitation, and vaunted institutions, are youth basketball’s version of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The album is a confluence of country, pop and shades of hip-hop.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confluence
Noun
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Actors don’t have any control over when their movies are released, but for Fanning, the convergence feels only appropriate.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Dames’ intention is to turn the headquarters into a creative hub and point of convergence of different disciplines, driven by collaborations.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Simple combinations like 1111, 4444 and 1234 were used to gain access to the messages waiting in the inbox.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The chain started with a single location in Rogers in 2017 and offers more than 20,000 drink combinations.—
John Magsam,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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