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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 numbering in the hundreds then gathered at Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where fights broke out and individuals illegally congregated.
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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
Around 200 kids congregated around the Navy Yard Metro station March 14, leading to multiple robberies and a 15-year-old firing a gun.
—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
In commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal but humble donkey ride into Jerusalem amid waving palm fronds, faith groups marched and congregated in downtown Valparaiso Sunday afternoon to encourage each other and the community this Palm Sunday to feed the hungry, heal the sick and welcome the stranger.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Protesters congregated Saturday in Rome, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Sydney and Tokyo, among other big cities.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
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
Around 200 kids congregated around the Navy Yard Metro station March 14, leading to multiple robberies and a 15-year-old firing a gun.
—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
In commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal but humble donkey ride into Jerusalem amid waving palm fronds, faith groups marched and congregated in downtown Valparaiso Sunday afternoon to encourage each other and the community this Palm Sunday to feed the hungry, heal the sick and welcome the stranger.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Protesters congregated Saturday in Rome, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam, Sydney and Tokyo, among other big cities.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The annual update reports on the water quality and health of Baltimore's Inner Harbor based on data gathered by both Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership in 2024.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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In the case of birthright citizenship, conventional and legal wisdom thus converged on the belief that the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment was crystal clear.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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For example, an online book is a book, an old medium, that has converged with modern technology.—
Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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What are the expectations, and can those expectations be met right away?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Roycemore Board member Kevin Foote told parents on the Wednesday call, according to the transcript, that the unidentified donor has committed to providing funding through the school’s graduation in June, but beyond that, certain criteria must be met.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The samples collected that rainy day became key to a lawsuit his organization, the Coosa River Basin Initiative, filed along with the Southern Environmental Law Center against Calhoun more than a year later.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Forensic analyst Kelly Krajnik testified Tuesday that those blood samples collected from the trunk also matched Chiodo.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Well, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convened recently to share ideas on how to enhance the sport of college football, along with other conversations about the current landscape of a profession that changes on what feels like a weekly basis.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Gennady Zyuganov, the longtime leader of Russia’s Communist Party, told the lower house of parliament that the meeting Putin convened with his ministers was the gloomiest in a long time, according to Reuters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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General Manager Alicia Barber, however, testified that the districts, drawn in 1993, are grouped with subdivisions not split between districts and that the districts have distinct issues with drainage and other concerns.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Several of them are now grouped at Le19M, a striking building designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti and located on the outskirts of Paris.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 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
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“Congregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregated. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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