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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
The group congregated for a workout with some outfielders heading out to center for drills.
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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
But amid these other events, and the typical flow of a March weekday, people congregated at Hugh O'Connor's in the Marq*E Entertainment Center and Pitch 25 in EaDo for the FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
The offices of directors, producers and casting agents sat squeezed alongside spaces where strugglers congregated.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Over 250,000 fans congregated in Seoul on Saturday to witness BTS’ comeback show, an audience that set the record for the largest-ever public concert in South Korea.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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
But amid these other events, and the typical flow of a March weekday, people congregated at Hugh O'Connor's in the Marq*E Entertainment Center and Pitch 25 in EaDo for the FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
The offices of directors, producers and casting agents sat squeezed alongside spaces where strugglers congregated.
—Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Over 250,000 fans congregated in Seoul on Saturday to witness BTS’ comeback show, an audience that set the record for the largest-ever public concert in South Korea.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Along rivers and creeks, bright yellow cottonwood trees congregated in bursts of yellow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregated
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Before noon, city leaders gathered to unveil a sign next to the new installation, located across from the original site near Lummus Park.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Chloe Lamford’s set is a kind of postindustrial purgatory — a towering, crumbling old garage, decades of dust and dirt gathered at the feet of its pillars.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The lanes converged in November 2024 when college's governing body lifted the long-standing ban on players who suited up in the CHL.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the bottom of the second inning, Pages and Hernández converged under a fly ball in left field.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rubin assembled a creative team to develop the Candy Hall of Fame, which will open in summer 2027, including designer Janet Planet and Broadway set designer David Korins.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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This week, the city met with the organizers of the teen takeovers.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s negotiating team, chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and includes Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi, met late Friday with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Satellite images collected from the region since 2009 indicate that the population of Emperor penguins in Antarctica has been decreasing for about a decade, Phillip Trathan, member of the IUCN's Penguin Specialist Group, told ABC News.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Thursday is expected to include video of one more law enforcement interview with Horner in the days after Athena’s body was found, as well as discussion of evidence collected by crime-scene investigators.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Community members, former hospital staff and local officials convened Monday night at the Oak Park Public Library to make their voices heard regarding the closing of West Suburban Medical Center.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s shadow hearing — these are convened by a minority party in Congress to bring attention to an issue — was the first such gathering held by House Democrats on the topic.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the Obama Center artists, who will be grouped in a section called Embodiment, there are two other main sections at the fair.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Artemis 4 candidate landing sites are grouped around the south pole below Moretus at the extreme edge of the lunar disk, though only a glimpse of the most northerly sites such as Nobel Crater and Malapert Massif can be spotted when lunar libration is favorable.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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