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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
The main suspect allegedly stole chemicals from his workplace to build a bomb, and also planned to drive his vehicle into the crowd congregated outside the stadium while armed with knives and machetes.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
In Morocco, most eclipse chasers will congregate in Tangier.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
South Congress Near downtown, South Congress is where throngs of people congregate for shopping, music, dinner, and, of course, after-dinner drinks.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
In keeping with school tradition, students of NAU will congregate to form the letters N-A-U for an aerial photo.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
In Morocco, most eclipse chasers will congregate in Tangier.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
South Congress Near downtown, South Congress is where throngs of people congregate for shopping, music, dinner, and, of course, after-dinner drinks.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
In keeping with school tradition, students of NAU will congregate to form the letters N-A-U for an aerial photo.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Shailene Woodley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ethan Hawke, Jessie Buckley, Zachary Quinto and Edgar Ramirez were among the VIP attendees to converge at Soho House for the posh event hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The referees converged to discuss the call and agreed on the penalty.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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Economists and others familiar with how the jobs numbers are collected have expressed confidence that Labor Department procedures will keep the data are safe from political interference.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like other Wisconsin Lottery games, the winner has 180 days from the draw date to collect their winnings.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of agency officials were already put off by the DOGErs, who often issued peremptory orders to meet with them and answer questions.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders and Russell Wilson #3 of the New York Giants meet after the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 21-6 during the game at Northwest Stadium on September 07, 2025 in Landover, Maryland.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Community builders don’t just convene.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the Catholic Church suddenly left without a pope, Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) convenes a conclave to elect a successor and opens the door to a closet full of skeletons surrounding the leading candidates.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pittman noted reserve Reginald Vaughn tied for the lead on the defensive front with two tackles, the same number amassed by reserve Kaleb James.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each has her own reason for joining the show, from brand sponsorships to trying to amass followers to even finding love.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Only four days long, the mission stood out for demonstrating all of the skills needed to send astronauts to the moon, including rendezvousing and docking with an Agena target and the first successful spacewalks conducted by crewmate Buzz Aldrin.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
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On their way out of Belarus, the American convoy stopped on a village road to rendezvous with a van driven by the KGB.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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