converging

verb

present participle of converge
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 Police tried to prevent other small groups of protesters from converging on government buildings, Nuñez's office said. — Sylvie Corbet, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 Why Screening Is So Important Three forces are converging to push lobular breast cancer into sharper public focus. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 That growing institutional interest is converging with demand from retail investors, who have long sought the ability to trade around the clock, according to Friedman. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Dietitians, dermatology-adjacent brands and primary care clinicians are converging on the same message. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 These climate-health challenges are converging with broader demographic and social trends. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Wynwood is becoming a place where technology, finance, luxury housing and higher education are converging. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 While Denver’s rainfall forecasts have diminished, converging tropical storm systems are still on track to douse southern Colorado with heavy, flooding rain through Thursday morning, forecasters said. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Mineral-rich African nations are converging around a push to pivot from simply exporting raw materials to a greater emphasis on local processing to add value and jobs that can generate long-term growth. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
  1. gathering
  2. meeting
  3. assembling
  4. convening
  5. merging
  6. congregating
Verb
  • DJs take over late on Fridays and Saturdays, while Sundays belong to samba and feijoada meals, honoring the local tradition of gathering with loved ones on weekends to enjoy the black bean and meat stew.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The HyLighter’s balance of range, cost, safety, and data-gathering capabilities could have broad applications, including environmental monitoring and urban planning.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • While the Bruins are maintaining the same championship standards as last year, the group tasked with meeting them looks considerably different than last season.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Qatar’s emir and Iran’s president are meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today, while Israeli media reported that military leaders resisted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to strike Iran before today’s election.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of meeting
Verb
  • The two looks also mark a departure from the vintage-heavy wardrobe Roach has been assembling for Kardashian, which has included some archival pulls from Saint Laurent and Elizabeth Taylor-channelling Balenciaga.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Because freedom of navigation was viewed as a fundamental principle of the global order, assembling large groups committed to upholding this pillar was intended to demonstrate international resolve and isolate the bad actor.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • In 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI commissioned them as part of the preparations for convening the Estates-General, giving the population a way to make its grievances known.
    — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Bill Marler, a prominent food safety lawyer who filed lawsuits in the wake of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, initially believed lawmakers on Capitol Hill would begin convening fiery oversight hearings demanding explanations.
    — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of convening
Verb
  • Nearly a decade later, the two are still merging minds, creating functional clothing for the everyday consumer through an array of shirts, jeans, sweaters, and jackets.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That issue arose, and not for the first time, when Musk in effect blessed the idea of merging Tesla and SpaceX, his two biggest public companies.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of merging
Verb
  • On a chilly day, stroll along the park’s boardwalk to view hundreds of manatees congregating in the 72-degree spring waters, something the marine mammals depend upon for survival.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The top was somewhat simple, a strapless corset bodice with a few abstract splashes of white congregating on the righthand side, but the gown grew decidedly more dramatic on the way down.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of congregating

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