1
as in to gather
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in to converge
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 congregate
In keeping with school tradition, students of NAU will congregate to form the letters N-A-U for an aerial photo.
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
From early on Wednesday morning, crowds of protesters congregated outside the central London court.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
But there would have undoubtedly been fewer swell parties in gorgeous settings where high-quality liquor and high-quality conversation flowed and high achievers in the Black community congregated.
—Joanne Kaufman, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
From early on Wednesday morning, crowds of protesters congregated outside the central London court.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
But there would have undoubtedly been fewer swell parties in gorgeous settings where high-quality liquor and high-quality conversation flowed and high achievers in the Black community congregated.
—Joanne Kaufman, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Periodically, otters will leave the water to congregate at latrines.
—Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
Verb
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every organization eventually confronts moments when multiple crises converge simultaneously—lawsuits, customer defaults, regulatory investigations, or perfect storms of market conditions.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Both are on missions that converge.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Economists and others familiar with how the jobs numbers are collected have expressed confidence that Labor Department procedures will keep the data are safe from political interference.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like other Wisconsin Lottery games, the winner has 180 days from the draw date to collect their winnings.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The best interpretation from this and other trends is that renewables are replacing fossil sources in meeting new energy demand but haven’t started to displace them on a global basis.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Having won all six of his races across three Grand Slam Track meets between April and June, Bednarek was crowned Racer of the Year in the inaugural season of the league launched by sprinting great Michael Johnson.—
Coy Wire,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 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 new batch will join nearly 8,300 other operational Starlink satellites up there, continuing to flesh out the biggest spacecraft network ever assembled.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In late April, Terrell had convened a meeting with some of the remaining lawyers to address concerns about working with him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit will continue to serve as the central meeting place for ascendant Black business leaders in America and convene those driving impactful transformations with their world-changing initiatives.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Pittman noted reserve Reginald Vaughn tied for the lead on the defensive front with two tackles, the same number amassed by reserve Kaleb James.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each has her own reason for joining the show, from brand sponsorships to trying to amass followers to even finding love.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Only four days long, the mission stood out for demonstrating all of the skills needed to send astronauts to the moon, including rendezvousing and docking with an Agena target and the first successful spacewalks conducted by crewmate Buzz Aldrin.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
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On their way out of Belarus, the American convoy stopped on a village road to rendezvous with a van driven by the KGB.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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