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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
Grand Teton National Park is also located next to the National Elk Refuge, where hundreds of elk typically congregate from mid-winter through spring.
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Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Gay people found each other, by either word of mouth or the back pages of QNotes Carolinas, a local LGBTQ newspaper, and congregated in those areas.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Today, visitors congregate around Fernandina Beach for its historic downtown filled with local galleries, delicious restaurants, and a place called The Palace Saloon that claims to be Florida’s oldest bar.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
There will be no watch parties or areas to congregate outside the stadium.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Gay people found each other, by either word of mouth or the back pages of QNotes Carolinas, a local LGBTQ newspaper, and congregated in those areas.
—
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Today, visitors congregate around Fernandina Beach for its historic downtown filled with local galleries, delicious restaurants, and a place called The Palace Saloon that claims to be Florida’s oldest bar.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
There will be no watch parties or areas to congregate outside the stadium.
—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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Once the excitement had died down, the team gathered in a circle and a player went up to Haaland, grabbed the back of his neck and kissed his cheek.
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He was surrounded by beige pleather armchairs gathered around low tables adorned with silk flowers.
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The reality is that everyone is excited at the announcement, but then the real struggle is getting people to converge on standards and rules.
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By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response.
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The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base is the first phase in a constellation called FireSat that will eventually cover the globe with 50 satellites collecting high-resolution imagery of fires and conditions on the ground every 20 minutes.
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By June, almost half of Emirati crude shipments were sailing on vessels controlled by Sinokor, according to ship tracking data collected by analytics firm Vortexa.
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The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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The platform is scalable and can be deployed to meet the power demands of AI data centers and even support the grid.
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The other took place before the fifth inning when home-plate umpire Scott Barry left the game and Manny Gonzalez needed time to assemble his gear.
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From residents racing to assemble exhibits on short notice to disputes over displays and sponsorships, the booths highlight the lengths volunteers have gone to ensure their states are represented at the celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
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Kehoe, for example, recently convened a forum promoting the industry’s growth and his administration has pursued large-scale data center projects, including in Kansas City.
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Following the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention convened in 1787 in Philadelphia.
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The Italian jockey, who famously went through the card with seven winners in seven races at Ascot in September 1996, has amassed more than 3,350 victories in his career, mostly in England.
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Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.
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Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
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The company’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, is designed to rendezvous with Swift, capture it, and raise it to a safer orbit.
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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