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
Their tracer arcs converged on the approaching drones.
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Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Cars converged from all directions, carrying people from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Erie, Toledo, and farther afield.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Neither responding officers nor deputies fired their weapons, spokesperson Jacki Kelley said, adding that more than 100 law enforcement personnel converged on the school within minutes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
At Saison, luxury dining and sustainability have officially converged.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the paths of two people fatally converged – a woman who escaped violence only to face it in the US and a man whose family members believe he was failed by both the criminal justice and the health care system.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The referees converged to discuss the call and agreed on the penalty.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Home plate umpire Adrian Johnson gathered the bat and all four umpires converged to discuss.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Cars converged from all directions, carrying people from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Erie, Toledo, and farther afield.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Neither responding officers nor deputies fired their weapons, spokesperson Jacki Kelley said, adding that more than 100 law enforcement personnel converged on the school within minutes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
At Saison, luxury dining and sustainability have officially converged.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the paths of two people fatally converged – a woman who escaped violence only to face it in the US and a man whose family members believe he was failed by both the criminal justice and the health care system.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The referees converged to discuss the call and agreed on the penalty.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Home plate umpire Adrian Johnson gathered the bat and all four umpires converged to discuss.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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Young adults like all those who gathered to see Kirk on that sunny day.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Red Sox offense was so quiet that in the bottom of the second, a large flock of birds gathered in a sunlit patch of center field grass at the edge of the warning track and remained there undisturbed for several minutes.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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As the Dodgers challenged the call, Melvin and assistant athletic trainer Ryo Watanabe met Smith near first base to assess Smith’s health.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Despite her controversial inclusion at the event, Melnikova’s performances were met with robust cheers from the Parisian crowd.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The documentary is built around the chat with Sheen — which gives the impression of stretching across many days, based on lighting choices — but Renzi has assembled an impressive assortment of key figures from Sheen’s lives.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The data set was assembled by an independent AI developer named Shawn Presser, who wanted to give the open-source-AI community high-quality training data to compete with the big AI companies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tusk, the Polish prime minister, convened an extraordinary government meeting early on Wednesday, bringing together the country's emergency and military officials.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Thaksin departed Thailand for a medical checkup in Dubai late Thursday just before the parliament convened on Friday to pick a new Prime Minister to replace Paetongtarn.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Converged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converged. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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