as in confluence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary

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Recent Examples of convergence This week in Washington, the rare convergence of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and the White House Correspondents’ dinner has been an event planner’s nightmare—part party gridlock, part panel-discussion overload—and a networker’s fever dream. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025 What made this unprecedented observation possible was likely a perfect convergence of conditions over the St. Lawrence River. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025 This convergence is expected to streamline operations and unlock new levels of automation and data insight. Carl Moberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Myanmar sits on a very active convergence of four tectonic plates: the Eurasian plate, the Indian plate, the Sunda plate, and the Burma microplate. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convergence
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  • The social self of centuries, formed at the confluence of region, class, caste and tribe, was still strong in me.
    Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Kasane’s airport in northeast Botswana (at the confluence of four countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe) is the gateway to this park.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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  • Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 9 May 2025
  • That combination makes this year’s loans especially expensive.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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