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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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As the finalists from each state move on to the 'Best Pet in Nation' round of the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards, the team at USA TODAY Pets has gathered all the finalists, runner-ups and third place pets from each region.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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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 satellite is equipped with three multiwavelength telescopes that are able to collect data in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray light.
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Charlotte Big Anime opened its doors to a massive crowd of attendees Saturday at the Charlotte Convention Center in uptown Charlotte, giving people a chance to connect with fellow cosplayers, collect art and enjoy a multitude of panels.
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The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
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Schultz brings digitalism back to its dexterous roots, paying homage to the hands that assembled the virtual realm.
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So media outlets from across England and the world had convened to devour the scene of his arrival, only to be consumed themselves by the pure spectacle Mourinho generated.
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Last week following the G7 summit, European leaders convened to discuss the possibility of addressing a 360-billion-euro ($413 billion) trade deficit with China through new duties.
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With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Seventy million people worldwide have seen the musical, which has been produced in 16 languages and has amassed billions at the box office, according to Broadway World.
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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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In this case, that payload is the LINK servicing satellite, which will attempt to rendezvous with NASA's $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, or Swift.
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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