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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in gathering
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 congregating
Police cars can be seen congregating in the parking lot below.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Newspapers from Seattle to New York City began reporting on children congregating around arcades in order to kill pedestrians for points.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The spacious downstairs area is hyper canine-friendly, with visitors and locals congregating at communal tables and on couches for coffee and laptop hours by day and cocktail service by night.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Newspapers from Seattle to New York City began reporting on children congregating around arcades in order to kill pedestrians for points.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The spacious downstairs area is hyper canine-friendly, with visitors and locals congregating at communal tables and on couches for coffee and laptop hours by day and cocktail service by night.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregating
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The group says it's already gathered more than 100,000 signatures and is still collecting more.—
Savannah Hawley-Bates,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hackman was not only a collector but an artist himself, and his approach to collecting mirrors the care, aesthetic sensibility, and discipline evident in his own artistic practice.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Following the revelation by his mother that Louis was avidly gathering conkers as a favorite autumn activity, the World Conker Championships extended an offer for the prince to become the event's honorary patron.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Initiative petitions must survive an expensive and time-consuming signature-gathering process to qualify for the statewide ballot.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Several forces are converging to create an opening for change.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers.—
Mara Weinraub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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After amassing a worldwide box office of more than $631 million, the super family returned to the big screen 14 years later in The Incredibles 2.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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But, again, the hard-to-predict Panthers pounced on Fields and Taylor, amassing six sacks on 13 drives.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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While House Republicans can pass legislation with a simple majority vote, Senate Republicans cannot advance most matters without meeting a 60-vote threshold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, before Eleven Labs even had a concrete product, Reina, who was working at Palantir Technologies at the time, decided to take a chance on the firm after meeting Staniszewski.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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By accumulating additional passports, families can maintain their lives in America while securing a Plan B in their back pocket.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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How Often to Clean Your Range Hood Cleaning your range hood once a month prevents grease from accumulating.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next Both nations have committed to convening follow-up meetings to ensure long-term ceasefire viability and reliable implementation.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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This year’s 2025 edition of Doc Dreams will continue that tradition, convening some of the industry’s most exciting documentary voices.—
William Earl,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Congregating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregating. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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