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 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 People congregated around televisions, together, rubbing shoulders with all walks of life. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Archaeologists also found artifacts such as pottery, animal bone, charcoal and worked flints, suggesting that people would have congregated here to celebrate the solstices. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 But nothing compared to the overflowing crowds that congregated after Saturday’s championship clincher. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 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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  • On Sunday, several hundred people gathered at a park in Grandview to honor and remember Blair and Wells and to hold Marchbanks in their thoughts.
    — Eric Adler July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • And on a Thursday afternoon blanketed in wildfire smoke, a small crowd gathered to see one in particular.
    — Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • Two competitors, working independently and with different architectures, have converged on shipping a new frontier model about every two months.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • And somehow — because this is how life on the cocktail party circuit works sometimes — their paths converged, maybe 30 yards from Babe Ruth’s plaque and just around the corner from the goosebumpy Ted Williams sculpture.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of converged
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  • The French Laundry has assembled a remarkable collection of rare and vintage spirits, including Scotch whisky, bourbon, Cognac, Armagnac and Chartreuse.
    — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Steady and spectacular and dedicated to his craft on defense, Swanson embodies the group of position players the Cubs have assembled.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • But the relationship has markedly shifted since the two last met five months ago.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This will be the first time the Rangers have met the Rays this season.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of met
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  • Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators got another chance in 2007 when the remains were removed from a cemetery so a DNA sample could finally be collected.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of collected
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  • So on Thursday, a small group of a little more than two dozen environmental justice advocates convened in Oakland to march to Wicks’ district office and present her staff with a letter asking the lawmaker to back Senate Bill 954.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Thursday's hearing had a few awkward moments that were perhaps fitting for a federal court that has never before convened in history.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of convened
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  • There was an unprecedented growth in Banijay’s live event business, which is grouped with Banijay Entertainment, where revenues soar almost 50% thanks to both the Winter Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • Based on whether these proteins are present, metastatic breast cancer is generally grouped into a few main categories, such as hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive, or triple-negative.
    — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of grouped
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  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of rendezvoused

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