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
And patients come in with the medical emergencies, but then there’s insurance, poverty, housing, immigration, all of these larger forces converging in one room.
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Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Notably, pay growth for the two roles is increasingly converging.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Next came figuring out how to adjust the entire travel itinerary to accommodate three generations of family members, all converging from different corners of the globe.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Local soccer enthusiasts will be converging with fans from England, France, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq, Morocco, Norway and Scotland, as Boston Stadium is set to host seven matches, starting Saturday and lasting through July 9.
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Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
The East Ridge rookie shook his man behind the net, battled through converging players to curl out front and scored at the far post.
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Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
Taken together, these seven projects show that the future of flight is not a single silver bullet, but a portfolio of electric, hybrid, hydrogen, and radically aerodynamic designs converging on the same goal – drastically lower emissions and noise without giving up speed or range.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Two very different research threads are converging on the same urgent problem.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Now, experts say this aging infrastructure is converging with population growth and regulatory rollbacks that are increasing the likelihood that similar incidents will happen again.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Notably, pay growth for the two roles is increasingly converging.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Next came figuring out how to adjust the entire travel itinerary to accommodate three generations of family members, all converging from different corners of the globe.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Local soccer enthusiasts will be converging with fans from England, France, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq, Morocco, Norway and Scotland, as Boston Stadium is set to host seven matches, starting Saturday and lasting through July 9.
—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
The East Ridge rookie shook his man behind the net, battled through converging players to curl out front and scored at the far post.
—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
Taken together, these seven projects show that the future of flight is not a single silver bullet, but a portfolio of electric, hybrid, hydrogen, and radically aerodynamic designs converging on the same goal – drastically lower emissions and noise without giving up speed or range.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Two very different research threads are converging on the same urgent problem.
—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Now, experts say this aging infrastructure is converging with population growth and regulatory rollbacks that are increasing the likelihood that similar incidents will happen again.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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The intuitive Moon in your 10th House of Career and Status squares information-gathering Mercury in your 7th House of Partnership, pulling leadership choices into relational focus.
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Similar storm-clouds are now gathering around Sánchez, a canny politician known for outwitting his opponents.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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And also meeting John Sparrow on the bench.
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Boeing is also responsible for developing and assembling the SLS core stage, and was selected to design and manufacture EUS in February 2017.
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Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
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The Semiquincentennial Commission was conjured into being by Congress back in 2016, during that long-ago summer when the Democratic Party was convening in Philadelphia and the succession of one form of representational liberalism to another seemed pretty well secure.
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The shot must still be approved by the FDA and formally recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee, which has been blocked from convening by a federal judge.
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This rug is contemporary but still grounding, merging a modern look with classic design.
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Still, Copilot is going through a reset, with Andreou eliminating extraneous versions of the AI tool and merging the teams that focused on consumer and enterprise versions of the product.
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All attendees would go through security screening, and congregating in hallways would not be allowed.
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And unlike some of the things that might spread during this event, there’s been a lot of evidence based on what’s happened at other World Cups, Olympic events, any time large numbers of people are congregating.
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