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
The referees converged to discuss the call and agreed on the penalty.
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David Delgado, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, triggering the flash floods that rushed through Texas Hill Country and converged around Camp Mystic, killing at least 26 campers and counselors in Kerr County.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Home plate umpire Adrian Johnson gathered the bat and all four umpires converged to discuss.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2016, passion and promise converged in a unique venture known as Heavensake.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Dana noticed multiple crustacean lineages had converged on this form.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Several factors have converged to force Sweetgreen’s hand.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
After Hamas massacred some 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023, the Israeli settler right converged on a plan.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The complementary forces of print and profit, commerce and calculation, converged in Franklin’s life story as in the pages of Cocker’s Arithmetick.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
David Delgado, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, triggering the flash floods that rushed through Texas Hill Country and converged around Camp Mystic, killing at least 26 campers and counselors in Kerr County.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Home plate umpire Adrian Johnson gathered the bat and all four umpires converged to discuss.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2016, passion and promise converged in a unique venture known as Heavensake.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Dana noticed multiple crustacean lineages had converged on this form.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Several factors have converged to force Sweetgreen’s hand.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
After Hamas massacred some 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023, the Israeli settler right converged on a plan.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
The complementary forces of print and profit, commerce and calculation, converged in Franklin’s life story as in the pages of Cocker’s Arithmetick.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 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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Hopes were raised for a rapprochement between Harry and his father in July when aides of Harry and the King met for the first time in London.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Garcia’s signing was met with total consensus across the club, and Flick was one of the biggest advocates for Rashford’s move to Barca.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 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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The two delivery men moved my couch into a different room in my home, and assembled the sofa.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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 10 Sep. 2025.
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