as in gathered
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 converged
Major stars converged inside Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre across the evening, where returning host Conan O'Brien presided over the festivities that ultimately included historic firsts, emotional acting victories, a no-show winner, and even a tie.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
But the expressions still all converged to pi, leaving no obvious way to compare them.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Natomas teachers converged with fellow striking unit Twin Rivers United Educators to march on Tower Bridge Thursday morning.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
After clearing the park, the NYPD Bomb Squad converged on the scene to identify the package and determine if it was filled with explosive materials.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Back in Chicago, former presidents, religious leaders, sports figures and everyday Chicagoans converged on the South Side for a public celebration of life ceremony.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The travel chaos from the war in the Middle East has ensnared many of the Muslims who have converged on Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, leaving them stranded and scrambling to find other ways home.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The appetite converged with a whole generation of filmmakers that had spent its youth under the early years after the Revolution.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Now, metal and mathematics have converged and hardware is eating the world.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
But the expressions still all converged to pi, leaving no obvious way to compare them.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Natomas teachers converged with fellow striking unit Twin Rivers United Educators to march on Tower Bridge Thursday morning.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
After clearing the park, the NYPD Bomb Squad converged on the scene to identify the package and determine if it was filled with explosive materials.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
Back in Chicago, former presidents, religious leaders, sports figures and everyday Chicagoans converged on the South Side for a public celebration of life ceremony.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The travel chaos from the war in the Middle East has ensnared many of the Muslims who have converged on Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage, leaving them stranded and scrambling to find other ways home.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The appetite converged with a whole generation of filmmakers that had spent its youth under the early years after the Revolution.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Now, metal and mathematics have converged and hardware is eating the world.
—Eric Schmidt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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Buzelis didn’t blink at the top of the second quarter as James gathered the ball in one hand to scan the offense from inside the arc.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Board of Elections gathered Friday for its canvass, a final review and certification of the county’s election results.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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Less than 10 minutes after the Texas baseball team's 9-8 loss to Ole Miss in its SEC opener at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night, Jim Schlossnagle met with the media.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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The company purchased the shuttered Santa Barbara drilling facilities from Exxon in 2024 and began efforts to resuscitate the drilling infrastructure, which have been met with a series of lawsuits.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the festival, which kicks off Thursday, the De Los team has assembled a list of acts that have caught our attention.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Summit found a willing partner in the city of Centennial for its training facility and for the temporary stadium, the parts of which were shipped from China and are being assembled on the site.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The following weekend, the final 10 players in the World Series of Art Poker convened at a card table set up at The Living Room, a super-private Hollywood member’s club—and Kylie was nowhere to be seen.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Global Efforts to Address Plastic Pollution Have Stalled In March 2022, the UN Environmental Assembly convened in Nairobi, Kenya, to debate the global plastic crisis.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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