CONVERGED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

converged

verb

past tense of converge

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 For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Debit and credit card spending also converged across income groups last month, according to the think tank. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 People converged around the tow truck, but rapid responders from PUNO and the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois stood between protesters and the truck and pleaded with people to let the tow truck through. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Both tracks converged in April 2026 with FDA clearance of the Prana System. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Each Outer Banks character had their own ending, many of which converged at John B and Sarah’s wedding. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Second, the threats that gave rise to the alliances have not faded but intensified and converged, as allied perceptions of China and Russia align as never before. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping visitors away. — Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

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Tucker Kraft Day is a real thing, too, and the whole town gathered on Main Street in their Kraft gear while a drone flew overhead.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
That growth was on display Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, where generations of HBCU supporters gathered for the latest edition of a game with roots stretching back more than nine decades.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

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The New York Power Authority (NYPA) reviews compliance annually and can adjust the site’s benefits if the commitment isn’t met.

— Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
That was the question that the WWE Universe waited to be answered as the two met in a WrestleMania 42 grudge match on Sunday at the State Farm Arena.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Heading into the 2026 season, Glenn seems more genuine, lighthearted and comfortable — a shift that may reflect his growing confidence in the roster the Jets assembled this offseason.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembled

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According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026

Definition of rendezvoused

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Earlier Thursday, Missouri's top court convened a hearing on whether to hold Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for not following its orders to use the districts passed after the last census.

— DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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