congregated

verb

past tense of congregate
1
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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2
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 Young Communists, often armed, congregated regularly at the Lustgarten, an open grassy area close to the old Royal Palace (known in the twenty-first century as Museum Park). — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 The protesters, mostly young and dressed in black, congregated in front of police lines leading to Place de la Nation, where the organizers had originally intended to end the march. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Five roaches congregated between the dishwasher and the wall in the kitchen while another went solo under a flattop grill. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026 The demonstrators, many wearing balaclavas, congregated on a street in the town, where many residents are republicans, who favor unification with the Republic of Ireland. — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The demonstrators, many wearing balaclavas, congregated on a street in the town, where many favor unification with the Republic of Ireland. — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 On a recent weekend, a group of friends congregated in the venue’s basement, a narrow room with black leather couches and steel tables. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 In the 1930s, Shanghai was an international city where foreign nationals congregated for trade and other reasons. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
  1. gathered
  2. converged
  3. assembled
  4. met
  5. collected
  6. convened
  7. grouped
  8. rendezvoused
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  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • Most recently, more than fifty thousand students, parents, and teachers converged there to demand better staffing and resources in French schools.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot drove him to his unit’s base, where lines of cars were already forming as reservists converged.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of converged
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  • For Round 2, Raman’s allies assembled a series of outside campaign committees to promote her mayoral bid.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • The Ayers couple met Schubert at a 2023 cold case conference in Marble Falls, Texas, where the idea for the nonprofit took shape.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brax Technologies The Wink can also wipe your data when a specific condition is met.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of met
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  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • State health officials collected samples from retail stores in the Sacramento area.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • New York City voters have five proposals on the backs of their ballots courtesy of Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), convened earlier this year.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The dismissal follows days of testimony in a series of rare public hearings Faruqui convened to determine whether the government's case against Floris and Benavides met the low bar of probable cause.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of convened
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  • Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In a two-page editorial published in 1976, Katzman argued that some instances of early- and late-onset dementia should be grouped together as Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of rendezvoused

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