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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
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.
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Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The community congregated around FiveFourFive reflects in part Santeramo’s following, but it’s clearly grown past that.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Crowds numbering in the hundreds then gathered at Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where fights broke out and individuals illegally congregated.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
With confidentiality rules in place and an invite-only policy, No Filter immediately gained cachet as a place where insiders congregated.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
On Halloween last year, police said fights spilled into the Navy Yard streets when several hundred children congregated in the area.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
By this time, many of the Infowars employees had congregated in the warehouse to see what was going on.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The group congregated for a workout with some outfielders heading out to center for drills.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
First-responders were congregated inside the QuikTrip and outside its front doors when Williams returned to the parking lot, according to the lawsuit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
The community congregated around FiveFourFive reflects in part Santeramo’s following, but it’s clearly grown past that.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Crowds numbering in the hundreds then gathered at Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where fights broke out and individuals illegally congregated.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
With confidentiality rules in place and an invite-only policy, No Filter immediately gained cachet as a place where insiders congregated.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
On Halloween last year, police said fights spilled into the Navy Yard streets when several hundred children congregated in the area.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
By this time, many of the Infowars employees had congregated in the warehouse to see what was going on.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
The group congregated for a workout with some outfielders heading out to center for drills.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
First-responders were congregated inside the QuikTrip and outside its front doors when Williams returned to the parking lot, according to the lawsuit.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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The project draws on testimonies Ozirna gathered in the war’s early days, including accounts of families forced to crawl across their floors to avoid being seen.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Gillman was part of a panel of experts that gathered at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach to weigh in on a degree’s worth.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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The crowd converged on him, demanding answers.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Paul Jabara led multiple lives that converged in gay disco.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Fox even had its chief technology officer address the assembled at its upfront presentation.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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This reduction in mechanical complexity allows the system to be manufactured and assembled using standard US factory infrastructure and existing supply chains, which is intended to decrease both costs and deployment timelines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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California’s race for governor hit a critical moment on May 14, as the state’s top candidates met for their final debatebefore the June primary.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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King County took a similar approach, building ongoing provider partnerships centered on measurable outcomes and tying contract renewal directly to whether those outcomes were met.—
Caroline Whistler,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The 16-year-old Sullivan collected his first career MLS goal, playing a cross to Ben Bender and finishing the return pass to cut the deficit to 3-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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That’s because the government’s gas tax isn’t collected right at the pump, but rather at the wholesale level.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In 2025, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) — a leading professional organization of psychiatrists and researchers — convened a summit on antidepressant deprescribing, bringing together 45 international experts who reached agreement on 44 of 50 consensus statements.—
Jonathan Slater,
STAT,
13 May 2026
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For the 2025 version, our approximately 10 pairings of drivers and navigators arrived on a Wednesday and convened at Monaco’s Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo to sign in and receive preliminary instructions for the next day’s start.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Humidity-loving plants are best grouped together.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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The state is divided into 20 Education Service Center Regions, in which school districts are grouped.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
12 May 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
Cite this Entry
“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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