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as in to gather
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries
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Recent Examples of congregate
Holly Tessler, an expert in Beatles tourism at the University of Liverpool, told the Times that fans regularly congregate outside the building on the street.
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Hang traps around the perimeter of your yard and use liquid insecticide to treat any areas where wasps might congregate to build a nest.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Oftentimes, guests will even have firepits to congregate around after a long day of relaxation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Add one of these to a spray bottle, dilute with water, and mist areas around your yard where birds like to congregate, says Price.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
Hang traps around the perimeter of your yard and use liquid insecticide to treat any areas where wasps might congregate to build a nest.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Oftentimes, guests will even have firepits to congregate around after a long day of relaxation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Add one of these to a spray bottle, dilute with water, and mist areas around your yard where birds like to congregate, says Price.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Many companies attempt to innovate within the boundaries of their own industries, yet the most significant breakthroughs frequently occur when expertise from different fields converges.—
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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One trust would collect money from the church, parishes, schools and insurance settlements to compensate survivors, while the second trust would manage litigation and insurance claims against insurers that did not settle.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2026
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If retirement is on your mind, check out the stories—including one from a few weeks ago about my mom’s own struggle to collect Social Security benefits after my dad died.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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China's exports gathered pace in April as factories scrambled to meet surging overseas demand from foreign buyers stockpiling goods as the Iran fanned fears of higher input costs.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Focused on assembling a slate built around creators with loyal digital audiences, its partnership with McBride fits squarely within a digital-first model, which uses YouTube to build audience and IP while scaling to theatrical releases and streaming.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Kevin Scott, Microsoft's technology chief, testified that the first supercomputer his company built with OpenAI years ago took about six months, assembling together 10,000 graphics processing units that occupied a big chunk of a data center.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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The full-day event will convene government leaders, tech companies and top universities to discuss the challenges and opportunities in aerospace and space communications.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Many artists in the show are familiar to art audiences, but some, says Scheinman, will be brand new to the museum directors and curators, dealers, collectors and advisers convening in Switzerland this summer.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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In his past four games against the Commanders (including the NFC Championship in January 2025), Eagles running back Saquon Barkley amassed 546 rushing yards and eight total touchdowns.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Keenan initially rose to fame as a contestant on season 25 of The Bachelor, and has since amassed over 347,000 TikTok followers and 44,000 followers on Instagram.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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ExLabs also intends to launch a commercial mission, called Apophis EX, to rendezvous with the asteroid.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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