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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
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Crowds had congregated at points all around the hospital, uncertain where the ambulance would finally stop with the Kennedy baby.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside a walk-in freezer, about 20 live roaches congregated.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the largest winter flocks have congregated at Zilker Park.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Ingerson told the Sun Sentinel officers repeatedly called a Hispanic name on a bullhorn for more than an hour and banged on the door of a home with a battering ram while a crowd congregated around the scene.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Immediately following the crash, the superintendent rushed to the railroad crossing, where other district employees had already congregated.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Outside, other Steelers players congregated with family members and friends, but Rodgers walked alone — heading to his car and, quite possibly, toward a future that does not include football.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, more than 100 people congregated in downtown Newnan, Georgia, to protest the immigration enforcement agency.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Crowds had congregated at points all around the hospital, uncertain where the ambulance would finally stop with the Kennedy baby.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Inside a walk-in freezer, about 20 live roaches congregated.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the largest winter flocks have congregated at Zilker Park.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Ingerson told the Sun Sentinel officers repeatedly called a Hispanic name on a bullhorn for more than an hour and banged on the door of a home with a battering ram while a crowd congregated around the scene.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Immediately following the crash, the superintendent rushed to the railroad crossing, where other district employees had already congregated.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Outside, other Steelers players congregated with family members and friends, but Rodgers walked alone — heading to his car and, quite possibly, toward a future that does not include football.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, more than 100 people congregated in downtown Newnan, Georgia, to protest the immigration enforcement agency.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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People gathered along Salah al-Din street after police blocked them from approaching the Jerusalem old city walls, then used stun grenades to disperse the worshippers.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Flat screen televisions didn’t enter the market until 1997, so in 1996, we were all gathered around massive, furniture-weight cathode ray tube sets.—
Ryan Brennan
March 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Major stars converged inside Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre across the evening, where returning host Conan O'Brien presided over the festivities that ultimately included historic firsts, emotional acting victories, a no-show winner, and even a tie.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the expressions still all converged to pi, leaving no obvious way to compare them.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The real American sub, a succulent monster assembled by an artisanal stacker of deli meats and square cheeses, only hit the Old Country when Tommy’s Sandwiches opened in King’s Cross, central London, in January 2026.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Between late April 2025 and mid-May 2025 alone, at least $510 million worth of Supermicro's servers assembled in the United States, were diverted to China, according to the indictment.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sofia is the film director Sofia Coppola, who’s been one of Jacobs’s close friends since the two met, in the early nineties, toward the end of his time at Perry Ellis.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,000 Lebanese have died since militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and was met with a blistering response that caused more than 700,000 to flee their homes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Later in the quarter, with the Lakers trailing 109-107, Rui Hachimura collected an off-kilter pass from Doncic with one hand.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Biggs amendment would have permanently stopped deficit spending by limiting federal expenditures to the average annual revenue collected over the previous three years.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, Walker said a working group focused on the potential impacts on streams and other waters has yet to be convened.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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House Speaker Daniel Perez convened a special committee on redistricting this year, but the Senate has done nothing on the issue so far.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Teams are then grouped by quad – Quad 1 teams are the best in the country, on down.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Unlike previous years in which attendees raised a hand and asked their questions one by one, this year the questions were submitted in writing and grouped by topic — such as budget, public safety and infrastructure — to be answered by category.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.
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