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
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.
—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
Others were looking ahead to Geneva next month, when the industry converges for Watches and Wonders and the constellation of satellite events that now orbit it.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
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
Others were looking ahead to Geneva next month, when the industry converges for Watches and Wonders and the constellation of satellite events that now orbit it.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converges
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Argentina plays the first game in Kansas City on June 16, and Ecuador meets Curacao here on June 20.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Situated where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, the charming seaside town has miles of beaches, nature and bike trails, and bird sanctuaries in Cape Henlopen State Park.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Young people know where the pressure gathers.—
Adam Howard,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Yet, still, Kansas City knows what can happen when a massive group gathers.—
Laura Bauer
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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In her first adult mystery-thriller, YA darling Holly Jackson assembles a scenario in which a desperate heroine must solve her own murder.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481 assembles the lights and decorations.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
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The service convenes a group of officers, called a promotion board, that examines the records of eligible officers and chooses those deemed to be the most qualified.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Andreessen Horowitz, Cultural Leadership Fund convenes the channels — music, film, tools, audience, policy — that are co-authoring what comes next.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Converges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converges. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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