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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
Crowds had congregated at points all around the hospital, uncertain where the ambulance would finally stop with the Kennedy baby.
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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
About 100 people congregated downtown around midday to effectively beg both parties to end their negotiation stalemate and reopen the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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
About 100 people congregated downtown around midday to effectively beg both parties to end their negotiation stalemate and reopen the mountain.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Long before downtown workshops and a growing client base, Kiel and her business partner gathered around the table every day, sketching concepts and services, and building a company from the ground up.—
Contributor,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before the earnings numbers were released, about 30 demonstrators gathered in front of Sempra’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Diego, protesting how much SDG&E has made over the years.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Within steps of one another, the law, the press and the community converged to bend the arc of American democracy.—
Alvin C. Hathaway Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the world’s top technology executives converged on India’s AI Impact Summit this week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back on growing concerns over whether the tech industry’s massive AI spending spree can ever pay off.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The remarks by two Iranian officials came a day before the talks and as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Carenector team was assembled with the plan to scale up in the future with health care compliance in mind.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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The use of the system near the city came before the FAA and Pentagon met to review potential impacts and mitigation measures.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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For many in Chicago, weekly gatherings at Rainbow PUSH became a forum where local concerns met national attention.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of promising firms like Solyndra collected billions of taxpayer dollars and were supposed to be the energy companies of the future.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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It is believed the meeting has been convened in response to criticism of political statements made at the festival.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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On a backfield at Scottsdale Stadium, the San Francisco Giants front office staff has convened to watch batting practice during the first full squad workout of the Spring.—
Matt Lively,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 15 largest cities were grouped in the same category and ranked, adjusting for factors such as population size.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Conversely, succulents, cacti, and other plants from arid climates can be grouped in a drier part of the home.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 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 2 Mar. 2026.
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