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
Meritage bought the property near the convergence of the 55 and 5 freeways from Harbor Associates for $19.2 million.
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
This spike reflects a convergence of disruptive forces: aggressive new tariffs, a 0.2% GDP contraction in Q1 2025 and a Federal Reserve that remains cautious despite easing inflation.
—Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
When considering what has happened — and worrying about what might happen — a remarkable convergence of events cannot be dismissed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In a rare atmospheric convergence, the East Coast will experience both drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires and a sweeping plume of Saharan dust during the next few days.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
This spike reflects a convergence of disruptive forces: aggressive new tariffs, a 0.2% GDP contraction in Q1 2025 and a Federal Reserve that remains cautious despite easing inflation.
—Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
When considering what has happened — and worrying about what might happen — a remarkable convergence of events cannot be dismissed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In a rare atmospheric convergence, the East Coast will experience both drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires and a sweeping plume of Saharan dust during the next few days.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
Noun
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Sheffield Castle once stood at the confluence of two rivers in the north England city, surviving for centuries until it was repurposed in the 17th and 18th centuries as part of the Industrial Revolution, according to the University of Sheffield.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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There has also been a confluence of the pro-housing and anti-tourism struggles in Spain, whose 48 million residents welcomed a record 94 million international visitors last year.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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The extensive list of optional excursions includes a combination sea-and-culinary adventure that sets sail from Honningsvåg aboard a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) into the Barents Seas to check the king crab cages floating there, followed by a picnic of some of the day’s catch.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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The Risks of Recursive Self-Improvement One concern with both evolutionary search and self-improving systems—and especially their combination, as in DGM—is safety.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2025
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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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