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as in gathers
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in meets
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 Synonyms for congregates
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Neal Kumar, Polymarket's chief legal officer, center, gathers with others during the bar's opening.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe and places it all in one spot.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Arab Media Forum, scheduled for April, has been postponed to September 2026, with organizers saying the decision was taken to ensure the event meets its scale and ambition.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dinner in Carrick goes elevated at The Oarsman, a modern Irish standout, or cozier at The Red Bank, where local produce meets a candlelit garden setting.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Victor assembles his Creature (Jacob Elordi) from the body parts of dead soldiers and executed criminals, but the monster fails to rise after electrocution — at first.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Cactus League performance alone won’t be the deciding variable as San Francisco’s brass assembles the bench.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness, where the Chihuahuan Desert converges with the Rocky Mountains, was the first to receive a formal wilderness designation in 1924.—
Clare E. Boerigter,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2026
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After hosting America's allies, Xi Jinping will host the American president, reinforcing China's narrative that global diplomacy still converges on Beijing.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since the Suez is a manmade canal, Egypt collects the toll to pay for the costs of constructing and maintaining it.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Who collects $100,000 in Social Security?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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As part of Sportico’s broader Invest in Sports series, Invest West convenes the executives, investors, team owners and operators driving growth across the $600 billion global sports economy.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Taking place this April in Washington, DC, Semafor World Economy convenes chief executives, heads of state, policymakers, investors, and institutional leaders at a pivotal moment for the global economy.—
Rachel Oppenheim,
semafor.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 2026
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Night after night, that disrupted rest accumulates.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Anytime power accumulates without accountability — regardless of who holds it — it is abused.—
Rachel O'Leary Carmona,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Congregates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregates. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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