converge

verb

kən-ˈvərj How to pronounce converge (audio)
Definition of convergenext
as in to meet
to come together into one body or place hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang

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Recent Examples of converge Teams from across Romania — and the world — converged in the capital to stress-test emergency plans. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026 Nearly three dozen women from 10 countries — including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia — converged on the field in Bolivia's lowland city of Santa Cruz for five days of training that concluded Friday with friendly matches. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Still, its findings portray multiple pressures converging at once. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Businesses urgently need real-time data to navigate these converging, multi-directional threats. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for converge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converge
  1. meet
  2. gather
  3. assemble
  4. rendezvous
  5. convene
  6. congregate
Verb
  • This can lead to safety and operational concerns that require vigilance to ensure the protection of all meeting participants.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The decision by the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee will need to be approved by the full organization, which is scheduled to meet in August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of meet
Verb
  • Two nights before the final, a couple of thousand people gathered at the Javits Center in Manhattan to gaze at stars.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Larry the Cat, who has lived at 10 Downing Street for the last 15 years, has been spotted relaxing this morning, seemingly unfazed by all the media gathered outside.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • And everything begins to feel strangely familiar—like creative output assembled mechanically from patterns.
    — Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Then, the families of the slain suitors assemble and vow revenge, clashing with Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes and the loyal servants — only to have Athena intervene and abruptly put a stop to the fighting.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • After picking up the first pod, the servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with its first client satellite, lining up precisely with the client to install the pod into its engine compartment.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • The mission will launch a crew of four aboard Orion on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into Earth orbit, where the capsule will rendezvous with each lander separately over the course of about two weeks.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Verb
  • Rowley founded Climate Mic Drop, a gathering built around storytelling as a climate-justice tool that convenes frontline activists, Indigenous leaders, artists and strategists to explore how narrative shapes action and policy.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Food and Drug Administration is convening a panel of outside experts for a two-day meeting starting Thursday to make recommendations on whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to make some of the most popular injectable peptides.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of convene
Verb
  • Tucked in the opposite corner of the recreation center is a recording studio, where a small handful of teens have congregated.
    — Diamy Wang July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • According to experts, wild brown trout are known to congregate around salmon pens to feed on surplus feed that falls through the net cages, otherwise known as cage-grazing.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of congregate

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