as in meets
to come together into one body or place
hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang
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Recent Examples of converges
In the morning, one of the creeks that converges with the Guadalupe on the camp’s 700 or so acres was too high for the older girls who bunk on Senior Hill to cross.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Everyone eventually converges on one location, where the forward momentum of the story stops and the aliens are finally revealed.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Rue escapes, but the DEA converges on Laurie's compound.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
The hospitality industry converges on Chicago this weekend for the National Restaurant Show.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Landslides are common in the coastal mountains of Alaska where rapid uplift, caused by tectonic forces and long-term ice loss, converges with the erosive forces of precipitation and moving glaciers.
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Ezgi Karasözen,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
The research converges on this key factor being critical to effective leadership.
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Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
The paper’s starkest finding is that labor’s share of GDP converges to zero.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
When the two AIs eventually merge, what converges is identity.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Everyone eventually converges on one location, where the forward momentum of the story stops and the aliens are finally revealed.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Rue escapes, but the DEA converges on Laurie's compound.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
The hospitality industry converges on Chicago this weekend for the National Restaurant Show.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Landslides are common in the coastal mountains of Alaska where rapid uplift, caused by tectonic forces and long-term ice loss, converges with the erosive forces of precipitation and moving glaciers.
—
Ezgi Karasözen,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
The research converges on this key factor being critical to effective leadership.
—
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
The paper’s starkest finding is that labor’s share of GDP converges to zero.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converges
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Venezuela lies in a seismically active zone where the Caribbean Plate meets the South American Plate.
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The change would allow each of the country’s 36 states to create a police force that meets a minimum national requirement while the federal police retains control of counterterrorism, border patrol, organized crime and other national security issues.
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As Leanne is left to deal with the aftermath, her family gathers to support her on her journey of starting over and navigating heartbreak in her 50s.
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In Joá, where the land gathers around the great presence of Pedra da Gávea—the mountain whose unmistakable form looms over Rio— before folding toward forest and sea, a level expanse of this scale feels equal parts modernist and surrealist.
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.
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Travelers forward their confirmations, and the software assembles an organized trip timeline in one clear view, without the usual manual entry.
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Her leadership convenes cross-sector stakeholders to scale high-impact models that expand opportunity — particularly for emerging institutions and underserved communities.
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Lawmakers are expected to begin work when the special session convenes on June 17 at the Georgia State Capitol.
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“Converges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converges. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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