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
More than 250,000 people converged on Soldier Field in Chicago for the opening of the Catholic Church’s 28th International Eucharistic Congress.
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USA Today, 2 June 2026
At the Sana Summit, all of those threads converged into a philosophically complete argument.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
As many as 14 San Diego police personnel converged on the scene, including a lieutenant, a sergeant, two detectives and a media relations officer, the plaintiff’s lawyers said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Over the course of their existences, some blogs have gone from independent to aligned/converged with corporate media, including the website FiveThirtyEight.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
According to an internal message to police department personnel from Superintendent Larry Snelling reviewed by the Tribune, more than 800 people converged on the beach Monday, where cops recovered 15 guns.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
As the two galaxies converged, each would pull the other apart like taffy, creating long tendrils of stars, gas and dust called tidal tails.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Over the weekend, several hundred teens converged on the downtown area, and a 14-year-old was shot in the chest.
—Gino Vicci, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Anthropic found that their system, freed from task constraints, converged on the densest patterns in human writing about meaning.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
USA Today, 2 June 2026
At the Sana Summit, all of those threads converged into a philosophically complete argument.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
As many as 14 San Diego police personnel converged on the scene, including a lieutenant, a sergeant, two detectives and a media relations officer, the plaintiff’s lawyers said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Over the course of their existences, some blogs have gone from independent to aligned/converged with corporate media, including the website FiveThirtyEight.
—Jeremy Saks, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
According to an internal message to police department personnel from Superintendent Larry Snelling reviewed by the Tribune, more than 800 people converged on the beach Monday, where cops recovered 15 guns.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
As the two galaxies converged, each would pull the other apart like taffy, creating long tendrils of stars, gas and dust called tidal tails.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Over the weekend, several hundred teens converged on the downtown area, and a 14-year-old was shot in the chest.
—Gino Vicci, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Anthropic found that their system, freed from task constraints, converged on the densest patterns in human writing about meaning.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
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As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Larry King and Billie Jean King met at Cal State Los Angeles and married in 1965.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The game Friday was the fourth year in a row the Colts and Highlanders met in the finals, and with the exception of 2025, the Colts have won each time.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The city has assembled a working group led by former Visit Fort Worth CEO Bob Jameson that will include city council member Beck along with her colleagues District 5 council member Deborah Peoples, District 7 council member Macy Hill, and District 11 council member Jeanette Martinez.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Television networks interrupted regular broadcasts to cover the news, and President Clinton convened a Rose Garden press conference to comment on it.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 June 2026
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The Florida Legislature, which is controlled by a Republican supermajority, convened this week to decide whether to put the Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes resolution on the November ballot.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
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“Converged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converged. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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