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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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An extension of the Black Hole, Raider Nation gathers at this spot and turns it into a football frenzy on Sundays, or whenever the Raiders suit up.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The information TransUnion gathers is compiled into individual credit reports, which lenders, landlords and other parties use to assess a person’s creditworthiness and associated risk.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bathsheba successfully forces one woman to kill her child but meets her match in the one-two punch of Lili Taylor and Farmiga.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Projections show a 'dire' future for the river Worst-case hydrology could also reduce the river's flows to a point where the water received by Lower Basin states and Mexico no longer meets the amount required by a century-old compact governing water use on the river.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Others argue that over the long term sustainability at the system level converges with sustainable value creation.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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As the title opens, Stapleton collects his third entry on the list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Astronauts get most of their water from an advanced water recycling system that collects and purifies wastewater.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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And despite Warren’s public push Friday for such financial support, there are no promises the bill will generate any momentum when the fall session convenes.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Radiation accumulates when minerals are buried and is released when exposed to light.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Misinformation accumulates with each share, retweet, and repost, acquiring additional layers of lies, disinformation, and prejudice.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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When a film garners that type of technical recognition, with 10 available slots for best picture, a nomination in the top category comes within reach.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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Betway said the Grand Canyon's popularity is unmatched — the national park garners 12 million Google searches annually and an impressive 208,300 TikTok hashtags.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Congregates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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