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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Lightweight summer texture meets a structured, work-worthy shape.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Kelley Dennings is a campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity and a leading member of the Food Code and Reuse Committee, which meets regularly to advocate for reuse-friendly state and federal food code changes and reuse infrastructure.—
Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Taking place on the Summer Solstice at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, the event gathers dozens of the world’s preeminent experimental musicians to perform in a stunning columbarium designed by Julia Morgan.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Hegel redefined the dialectic as a process of assertion, negation, and synthesis that gathers force through history.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The crew assembles prominent figures from the Ghibli pipeline alongside newer talent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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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.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Lawmakers are expected to begin work when the special session convenes on June 17 at the Georgia State Capitol.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Converges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converges. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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