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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 Synonyms for congregated
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In the end, the several dozen men gathered in the centuries-old house to pledge their allegiance to Shoufi's militia, whooping and singing while performing a battle version of a celebratory dance.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Staying ahead of adversaries requires access to real-time, actionable insights gathered from industry partners, regulatory bodies and cybersecurity experts.—
Francis Dinha,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Just as remote and in-office work have converged into hybrid models, organizational structures are following suit.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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The complementary forces of print and profit, commerce and calculation, converged in Franklin’s life story as in the pages of Cocker’s Arithmetick.—
James Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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This dump and bake casserole can be assembled in just 10 minutes and cooks in just one pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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The products are then fully assembled in a factory in Illinois.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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At issue, in part, is the question of how a constitutional convention would actually play out on the ground, and whether it could be convened around a specific topic, such as gun safety, as Newsom has insisted.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships convened in the UK earlier this year for the 11th iteration of the annual event.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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His 50 cows graze in the conservancy during the day, then are corralled at night.—
Mary Holland,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Dec. 2024
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The plan is to use public transit, as well as some 3000 buses corralled from all over the country.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The retirement benefits involve a legacy of debt amassed largely over seven decades between 1939 and 2010.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Her March 11 post on Mumsnet quickly amassed hundreds of comments from fellow parents, many of whom related and sided with her.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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