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 Panels will cover the convergence of swim and lingerie markets, the rise of direct-to-consumer strategies, sustainability in smaller production runs and retail insights. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025 There seems to be a convergence in thinking on economic governance in America and China today, for example over industrial policy. Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025 This enhancement stems from band convergence and valence band flattening without compromising the intrinsically low thermal conductivity, as per the study. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025 This season, in a cosmic convergence of radio waves, several of our mightiest long-running culture series—some of which predate the podcast itself—are observing milestones at once. Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convergence
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Noun
  • Who dropped the ball or was responsible for the confluence of costly mistakes isn’t entirely clear.
    Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s another image from the D’Aulaires, a drawing this time, right at the confluence of cute and bloodthirsty so beloved by kids of a certain age.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Any disruptions in the merging of the SDF into the Syrian state raises the risk of an ISIS resurgence.
    Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The road to social media was a hazy and confusing merging of these two types of websites.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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  • This discovery allowed two other researchers to find ways to correct the misbehaving protein that culminated in a drug combination that has turned cystic fibrosis into a manageable condition.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Move pillows to a new location, transition covers to reflect the change in seasons, try new throw blanket and pillow combinations, swap curtains from two different rooms—so many possibilities.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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