as in gathering
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 converging
Seasonal fuel blend changes, refinery outages, rising summer demand, and grid strain are converging on a system with no margin left.
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Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director who was a finalist to become the next Federal Reserve chair, told CNBC that several factors are converging to keep payroll growth low, at least for the time being.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The paths of two of the most exciting young vocalists in jazz keep converging in interesting places.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Silicon Valley and the NFL are converging again on Sunday as the Super Bowl will be played in San Jose, where the 49ers now play their home games.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The four ramps converging into a circle represented the connection between Milan, Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Why silver investing has gained momentum in 2026 The extraordinary silver rally that pushed prices to new highs before the recent correction reflects several converging forces that have investors reconsidering the white metal's role in their portfolios.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The landscape opens up and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Their routes will join Regional Transit light rail and bus lines before converging on the California state Capitol.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
Kevin Hassett, the National Economic Council director who was a finalist to become the next Federal Reserve chair, told CNBC that several factors are converging to keep payroll growth low, at least for the time being.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The paths of two of the most exciting young vocalists in jazz keep converging in interesting places.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Silicon Valley and the NFL are converging again on Sunday as the Super Bowl will be played in San Jose, where the 49ers now play their home games.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The four ramps converging into a circle represented the connection between Milan, Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Why silver investing has gained momentum in 2026 The extraordinary silver rally that pushed prices to new highs before the recent correction reflects several converging forces that have investors reconsidering the white metal's role in their portfolios.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The landscape opens up and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Their routes will join Regional Transit light rail and bus lines before converging on the California state Capitol.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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Starring Zo In-sung and Park Jeong-min, the film – named after the intelligence-gathering term for human sources – follows a clash between North and South Korean agents in Vladivostok.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Glaciologist Helen Fricker also will be studying land and vegetation masses, gathering data that can be broadly used to assess the nature and health of some of the most isolated spots on Earth.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Manufacturers must reduce weight and energy use while meeting strict safety rules.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied meeting Giuffre.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Helion is not yet assembling the fusion reactor, which requires additional engineering and design fine-tuning.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, to put it another way, LightBar is assembling bounty hunters to track down misuse of Hollywood IP.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The sales veteran also cites one other bright spot for the sellers convening this week in the Gropius Bas.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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States are in a position to prioritize women’s health by convening the resources and talents of state and local government, America’s research universities, pharmaceutical and tech executives, foundations and community leaders to right this wrong.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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For the first few billion years of cosmic history, galaxies formed and grew by accreting more and more material from the intergalactic medium, as well as by merging together to form larger, more mature galaxies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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When Altman was abruptly ousted as OpenAI’s CEO in November 2023, the board reportedly approached Amodei to replace him, and even considered merging the two AI startups, Reuters reported.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Riches walked to his vehicle parked outside Annie Guthrie's house and headed back to where other media were congregating outside Nancy Guthrie’s house.—
Richard Ruelas,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Norovirus outbreaks lead to mass quarantining and can halt all activities, shows, entertainment, and congregating in communal areas.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Converging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converging. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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