converged

past tense of converge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of converged 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 That’s when four cars suddenly stopped at the spot, and six masked and armed federal agents emerged and converged, detaining the men without immediately identifying themselves, according to the initial lawsuit. Staff and Wire Reports, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Other law enforcement agencies, including multiple SWAT teams, eventually converged at the scene, according to the court documents. Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 In Spokane, dry, windy conditions converged in what’s known as the wildland-urban interface – an area where neighborhoods have been built into the forests, shrublands and grasslands. John Abatzoglou, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Two competitors, working independently and with different architectures, have converged on shipping a new frontier model about every two months. Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 And somehow — because this is how life on the cocktail party circuit works sometimes — their paths converged, maybe 30 yards from Babe Ruth’s plaque and just around the corner from the goosebumpy Ted Williams sculpture. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Over the July 4 holiday weekend, several thousand young people converged in two spots in Raleigh, North Carolina, police said. Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
Verb
  • As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • People gathered at Downtown Park in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Monday night to mourn the deaths of 7-year-old Evie Brown, Kristen Brown and Alice Brown.
    Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Collins tried earlier this summer to get Fishback booted from the ballot, alleging Fishback had not met the state's seven-year minimum residency requirement.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These immortal beings assembled various groups (including the Green Lantern Corps) in an effort to bring about order and peace.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In front of the most Hall of Famers assembled for a game since 2008, Schwarber put on a legendary performance of his own.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances.
    Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Converged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converged. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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