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
The past decade has seen extraordinary advances, but the real accelerator is convergence.
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Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The perfect storm of 2000 The dot-com crash wasn’t triggered by a single event, but rather a convergence of factors that exposed fundamental weaknesses in the late 1990s tech economy.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
That day, the convergence of issues including a car crash on Terminal Drive, higher than average ride-hailing demand and thousands of convention attendees traveling through BNA led to eight hours of gridlock.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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
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Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The perfect storm of 2000 The dot-com crash wasn’t triggered by a single event, but rather a convergence of factors that exposed fundamental weaknesses in the late 1990s tech economy.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
That day, the convergence of issues including a car crash on Terminal Drive, higher than average ride-hailing demand and thousands of convention attendees traveling through BNA led to eight hours of gridlock.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
Noun
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This confluence makes the current area technically significant.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some high-profile dismissals have occurred in the wake of struggling teams’ lopsided London defeats that preceded bye weeks, a confluence of circumstances that compelled frustrated owners to act.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Venus enters Libra on the 13th and the New Moon follows on the 21st, lighting up your sector of intimacy, merging, and emotional contracts.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 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
Noun
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Score it in one of three simple colors, or opt for the Surprise Pack to receive a unique bag with unexpected color combinations just for you.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Aces extended their lead to 16 at halftime as the Mercury shuffled through lineup combinations, dealing with the absence of All-Star forward Satou Sabally, who suffered a concussion late in Game 3.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Convergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convergence. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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