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 structural forces compressing Gen Z’s economic entry point have been building for years, but converged with unusual force in the post-pandemic era.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Some 130 police leaders from across the globe converged on Kraków, Poland this week for a first-of-its-kind initiative amid rampant antisemitism.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Wildlife officers then converged on a group of five hunters in January 2025, with the assistance of the Guernsey County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office and its drone operations.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Police made several arrests later that evening after protesters converged outside the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The lanes converged in November 2024 when college's governing body lifted the long-standing ban on players who suited up in the CHL.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Then head to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, where the histories of Mi’kmaq, European, and African communities converged.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026
Thousands more troops have converged on the region, and the Pentagon requested $200 billion in new funding.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pepperoni Roll Comes From Humble Origins Two things converged to make pepperoni rolls such a big part of West Virginia culture.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Some 130 police leaders from across the globe converged on Kraków, Poland this week for a first-of-its-kind initiative amid rampant antisemitism.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Wildlife officers then converged on a group of five hunters in January 2025, with the assistance of the Guernsey County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office and its drone operations.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Police made several arrests later that evening after protesters converged outside the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The lanes converged in November 2024 when college's governing body lifted the long-standing ban on players who suited up in the CHL.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Then head to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, where the histories of Mi’kmaq, European, and African communities converged.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2026
Thousands more troops have converged on the region, and the Pentagon requested $200 billion in new funding.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pepperoni Roll Comes From Humble Origins Two things converged to make pepperoni rolls such a big part of West Virginia culture.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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Before noon, city leaders gathered to unveil a sign next to the new installation, located across from the original site near Lummus Park.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Chloe Lamford’s set is a kind of postindustrial purgatory — a towering, crumbling old garage, decades of dust and dirt gathered at the feet of its pillars.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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This week, the city met with the organizers of the teen takeovers.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s negotiating team, chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and includes Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi, met late Friday with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Taking those songs into the studio, Auerbach assembled a team of iconic musicians.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Elaborating, Sue Kroll, head of global marketing, said the studio has assembled a team with deep, legacy studio experience leaders who have spent their careers launching films theatrically at the highest level.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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In an effort to encourage more women in their bottling careers, the New Hampshire company convened 250 employees in September 2024 at a Connecticut hotel.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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This week’s results came on the heels of a meeting convened earlier this month by US officials with the heads of some of the biggest banks, where attendees were briefed on heightened risks of cyberattacks posed by Anthropic’s lastest model.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Converged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converged. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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