congregated

past tense of congregate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of congregated The umpires congregated for 15 seconds, and then went back to playing ball. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The chief said the Romare Bearden Park incident came just days after 200 to 300 teenagers congregated in the University City neighborhood of Charlotte, creating disorder and leaving several officers assaulted while trying to break up fights. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Music blasted over the sounds of conversation, as some people gathered at the bar for drinks and others congregated around a table littered with poster making supplies. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Some 1,037 Marilyn lookalikes of every gender in white halter dresses and platinum blonde wigs congregated in downtown Palm Springs. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Tucked in the opposite corner of the recreation center is a recording studio, where a small handful of teens have congregated. Diamy Wang july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after body searches and metal detector checks. Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026 Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after being checked by metal detectors and body searches. Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Winthrop’s point was that the true church was anywhere where Christians congregated together. David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
Verb
  • An Israeli military source told CNN the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had gathered intelligence on Turkey’s plans to deploy personnel, drones and air-defense systems at the site.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The 33% approval the president gathered also tied his worst approval rating during his first term in office.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Second, the threats that gave rise to the alliances have not faded but intensified and converged, as allied perceptions of China and Russia align as never before.
    Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping ​visitors away.
    Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The International Association of Assessing Officers has assembled a task force to study the issue.
    Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The platform offers a window into how earning a living can increasingly be assembled from different sources rather than tied entirely to one employer.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, Roman Goffman, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, met again with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Jordan to ease the latest tensions, according to the Syrian state news agency.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Fils-Tiafoe match was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final.
    Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • William Bethel, 28, and Justin Booth, 23, have 40 guilty pleas combined because of evidence collected at Three Creeks Metro Park where hunting is not allowed.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The test subjects were collected in Stockton, and a local marina there will be the first site to test zequanox on golden mussels in the wild this fall.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances.
    Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many of the films are grouped according to a theme—sci-fi, documentary, fantasy—but much of the broadcast is contextless.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
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

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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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