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 Most recently, more than fifty thousand students, parents, and teachers converged there to demand better staffing and resources in French schools. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Eisenkot drove him to his unit’s base, where lines of cars were already forming as reservists converged. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 The differing approaches, which converged somewhat in Paralyzed By Hope, are equally legit, Netflix’s vp of original documentaries Adam Del Deo, told THR. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 Talley said one concern among both investor bases is which entity should house various initiatives around robotics and AI as the two have converged in those areas. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Racial hatred and the demonization of Hindu gods have different sources and sometimes different voices, but on the first day of Navaratri, these forms of hate converged in a parking lot in Aurora. — Arun Brahmbhatt, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 The quarterback’s pocket awareness also impressed, consistently moving up in the pocket as edge rushers converged from the outside. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Two separate entrepreneurial paths ultimately converged around a larger opportunity. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Two projectors had their images converged on the left brick wall and one covered the right wall. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
  1. gathered
  2. met
  3. assembled
  4. rendezvoused
  5. convened
Verb
  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • The Ayers couple met Schubert at a 2023 cold case conference in Marble Falls, Texas, where the idea for the nonprofit took shape.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brax Technologies The Wink can also wipe your data when a specific condition is met.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of met
Verb
  • For Round 2, Raman’s allies assembled a series of outside campaign committees to promote her mayoral bid.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, Mamdani has named Diya Vij, an arts-organizations veteran, to lead the Department of Cultural Affairs, and assembled a slew of heavyweights to serve on his Committee on Arts and Culture.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • New York City voters have five proposals on the backs of their ballots courtesy of Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), convened earlier this year.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The dismissal follows days of testimony in a series of rare public hearings Faruqui convened to determine whether the government's case against Floris and Benavides met the low bar of probable cause.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of convened

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“Converged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converged. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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