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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convergence
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For example, the fulcrum for flooding is the middle Mississippi River reach located between the confluence of the Missouri and Ohio rivers.—
John Sabo,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The confluence of their lives has added to the easy pairing of two young French up-and-comers.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 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
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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 16 May. 2025.
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