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as in gathered
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in converged
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 congregated
But nothing compared to the overflowing crowds that congregated after Saturday’s championship clincher.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop, and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
The Scotland fans had congregated in the old town square, so when the area’s bars ran out of alcohol, the riot police arrived expecting trouble.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The lack of these features in the mega-structure suggests that the residents might have congregated there for communal activities, potentially including governance, according to Archaeology Magazine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
After sunset, the crowd congregated for celebrations and shows at a large open-air theater for Caribbean dance performances, retro-themed fêtes, and rock music sessions.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The result was that on Tuesday, thousands of kids, many of them high school seniors skipping school, congregated at Hampton Beach.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 22 May 2026
In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, with permission from the police department, the principal of the local high school, school staff members and dozens of parents congregated along the street where a teen takeover was planned.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop, and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
Early on during the march, firefighters extinguished a Tesla that was set ablaze next to the central bus stop and a phalanx of riot police cordoned off a secure area as a crowd congregated nearby.
—Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
The Scotland fans had congregated in the old town square, so when the area’s bars ran out of alcohol, the riot police arrived expecting trouble.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The lack of these features in the mega-structure suggests that the residents might have congregated there for communal activities, potentially including governance, according to Archaeology Magazine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
After sunset, the crowd congregated for celebrations and shows at a large open-air theater for Caribbean dance performances, retro-themed fêtes, and rock music sessions.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
The result was that on Tuesday, thousands of kids, many of them high school seniors skipping school, congregated at Hampton Beach.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 22 May 2026
In Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, with permission from the police department, the principal of the local high school, school staff members and dozens of parents congregated along the street where a teen takeover was planned.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Despite the heat on Friday afternoon, a large crowd gathered at Bayfront Park to watch Team USA face off in its second match of the FIFA World Cup.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Early yesterday, as Argentina sealed a 3-0 victory over Algeria, hundreds of fans gathered on the courtyard lawn of Beijing’s Argentine Embassy to cheer the team on.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Built by brothers William and Charles Bent in 1833, the original fort thrived for 16 years as a hub where fur traders, Native Americans and Mexican merchants converged to do business.—
Kevin Strong,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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For four days in early April, teams from seven countries converged on this small South African farming town.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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But Fort Worth Fire has assembled a team of elite firefighters trained to respond quickly in situations where maneuverability is key.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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On the Criterion Channel, known for showcasing classics and discoveries from around the world, Two Prosecutors will be accompanied by The Trial, a 2018 documentary that Loznitsa assembled from footage of a 1930 Stalinist show trial.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Scotland's Ben Gannon-Doak was trying to run down a long pass when Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou ran out to grab the ball, and both met in a crunching collision that left both players down for a minute.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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They were all met with loud cheers on this Juneteenth evening.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Wildlife officers collected potential DNA evidence from both the victim and the residence.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The National Park Service previously told USA TODAY the color would improve the reflection qualities of the pool over the prior gray concrete, which had collected algae and turned a slimy green.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Yoon recently served on a 15-person advisory committee, made up of ISP alumni and faculty, meant to plot the future of the ISP, which was convened by Adrienne Edwards, Whitney senior curator and associate director of curatorial programs.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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How such a system could be replicated in a nation of tens or hundreds of millions is unclear, although Landemore sees encouraging signs in advisory citizen councils that have been convened in Canada, Ireland, Iceland, and France.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The public obviously cannot know every factor that went into the Artemis III crew decision, and to the astronauts themselves, flight assignments are part of their workplace life, like getting grouped together for projects are at our own jobs.—
Margaret Landis,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Agentic marketing gets grouped with categories that operate very differently.—
Manick Bhan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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