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
Chris’s boycott of the Olympics coverage is just one of many problems the UBN CEO has converging on one another at the moment.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The corrective phase has taken the shape of a triangle pattern, with converging highs and lows on the chart.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Several forces are converging to create an opening for change.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers.
—Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The impeccable fusion between the organic and the electronic sounds, distinctive of the band led by vocalist Li Saumet, highlights the Caribbean drums, synthesizers and vallenato-style guitars converging at the same point.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
But the two issues are converging.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
My interpretation is that economic pressures and the pursuit of prestige may be converging to reinforce a technocratic approach to higher education, where university decision-making is primarily guided by performance metrics and corporate-style governance rather than the public interest.
—Chris Wegemer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Broad, straight streets intersect at right angles, converging on a central square.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The corrective phase has taken the shape of a triangle pattern, with converging highs and lows on the chart.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Several forces are converging to create an opening for change.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
To the average consumer, converging with the world’s most prominent marketplace may not seem dire, but its anticompetitive practices can be especially brutal on these sellers.
—Mara Weinraub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The impeccable fusion between the organic and the electronic sounds, distinctive of the band led by vocalist Li Saumet, highlights the Caribbean drums, synthesizers and vallenato-style guitars converging at the same point.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
But the two issues are converging.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
My interpretation is that economic pressures and the pursuit of prestige may be converging to reinforce a technocratic approach to higher education, where university decision-making is primarily guided by performance metrics and corporate-style governance rather than the public interest.
—Chris Wegemer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Broad, straight streets intersect at right angles, converging on a central square.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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Colvert, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, created the group to restore normalcy for teen girls affected by the devastating California wildfire, gathering beauty products, clothes and other personal supplies in a call that went viral.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While House Republicans can pass legislation with a simple majority vote, Senate Republicans cannot advance most matters without meeting a 60-vote threshold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, before Eleven Labs even had a concrete product, Reina, who was working at Palantir Technologies at the time, decided to take a chance on the firm after meeting Staniszewski.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Music reality series focused on assembling a group have been around for years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Coaching the Crew The crew — including two backup crew members, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons — have been just as busy as the people assembling their spacecraft.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What Happens Next Both nations have committed to convening follow-up meetings to ensure long-term ceasefire viability and reliable implementation.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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This year’s 2025 edition of Doc Dreams will continue that tradition, convening some of the industry’s most exciting documentary voices.—
William Earl,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Schichts managed to survive and thrive, building the company, merging with Unilever, founding a cinema, building international networks and even taking to the skies in airplane races.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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The district has already closed the school, merging it with Forest Oak Middle School, but Morath has said that many schools in the district are struggling.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Colfax used to be a dusty western stretch, too, with Barber researching stories of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterton and Doc Holiday congregating at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, and Masterson getting run out of a town by a rival.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Police cars can be seen congregating in the parking lot below.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Converging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/converging. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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