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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
Some teenage girls in matching hoodies chatted near the baggage claim carousel, and a group in traditional Orthodox Jewish garb congregated on the curb outside terminal 3.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In the hours before his death, friends and classmates congregated around his hospital bed, KPNX reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
This past January, a few dozen young men in hoodies and baggy jeans congregated outside a coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona, to mourn the death of a twenty-seven-year-old man named Nautica Malone.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
So were neighbors and friends who acted more like family members in a place where the locals often congregated in one house — the Skattebos’.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In Pecos, a West Texas oil-field town dotted with man camps, equipment yards, and the occasional roofless adobe structure melting into the scrub, packs of stray dogs congregated by the gas stations and the elementary schools.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
In a steady rain, about 80 faithful from around Northern California congregated outside the California state Capitol on Tuesday in Sacramento to celebrate the 32nd birthday of Charlie Kirk, the MAGA youth pundit who was shot and killed on a college campus last month.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Made with multiple areas for seating, the set quickly became where everyone congregated between shooting.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The project drew opposition from environmental groups and neighbors who feared destruction of wetlands where bald eagles and other wildlife congregated.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In the hours before his death, friends and classmates congregated around his hospital bed, KPNX reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
This past January, a few dozen young men in hoodies and baggy jeans congregated outside a coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona, to mourn the death of a twenty-seven-year-old man named Nautica Malone.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
So were neighbors and friends who acted more like family members in a place where the locals often congregated in one house — the Skattebos’.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In Pecos, a West Texas oil-field town dotted with man camps, equipment yards, and the occasional roofless adobe structure melting into the scrub, packs of stray dogs congregated by the gas stations and the elementary schools.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
In a steady rain, about 80 faithful from around Northern California congregated outside the California state Capitol on Tuesday in Sacramento to celebrate the 32nd birthday of Charlie Kirk, the MAGA youth pundit who was shot and killed on a college campus last month.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Made with multiple areas for seating, the set quickly became where everyone congregated between shooting.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The project drew opposition from environmental groups and neighbors who feared destruction of wetlands where bald eagles and other wildlife congregated.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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In three of seven domains of the energy system, there is notable progress, often where emissions reduction, favorable economics and energy security goals converged.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the Californian and the Estonian converged on a radical reinvention of fundamentals.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Key producer Sonia Friedman, working with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, has assembled an award-winning team to collaborate with Sheppard, Kane and Pye.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shouts for it will be met by angry fingers jutted towards the various gaffes played ad nauseam on Sky Sports’ weekly Ref Watch, or the mandatory pause before the emotional unleashing as VAR mulls over whether a goal is a goal or just a hoax.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Uncensored, that Fergie met the man, Steve Wyatt, a millionaire entrepreneur from Texas, at the Houston Grand Opera’s British Opera Festival in 1989 and started an extramarital relationship with him soon after.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
9 Nov. 2025
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The veteran utility man hadn't collected a hit in a calendar month entering Game 7 of the World Series.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pearl and Aiden both remained calm and collected as residents pet their heads and backs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Senate convened a rare Saturday session, though senators did not vote and there is no deal in sight on a potential funding compromise.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the final Senate vote, the legislation will move to the House, which has not convened since the shutdown began.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sixteen years ago, food scientists in Brazil created a new system called Nova, which grouped foods into four ascending health categories based on processing.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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