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
TxDOT traffic cameras captured dozens of emergency vehicles and police units converging near the ICE facility off I-35E and Empire Central.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Organizations must understand where these converging risks are and take a proactive approach towards remedying and preventing their impact.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Enough grass appeared between two converging outfielders to offer optimism.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
These areas, which once operated in silos, are now converging to create a smarter and more responsive ecosystem in industries such as security, energy, manufacturing and building management.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Webster flip demonstration marks a milestone in humanoid robotics, showing how advanced motion control and balance systems are converging to enable machines to achieve movements once thought impossible.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Happy Wednesday, Hamilton County, Why are leaders from around the country converging in Carmel next week?
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
The film, like Altman’s, is a collection of intersecting storylines, all converging on an elaborate Paris Fashion Week show.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Organizations must understand where these converging risks are and take a proactive approach towards remedying and preventing their impact.
—Mike Hodgkinson, Big Think, 22 Sep. 2025
Enough grass appeared between two converging outfielders to offer optimism.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
These areas, which once operated in silos, are now converging to create a smarter and more responsive ecosystem in industries such as security, energy, manufacturing and building management.
—Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Webster flip demonstration marks a milestone in humanoid robotics, showing how advanced motion control and balance systems are converging to enable machines to achieve movements once thought impossible.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Happy Wednesday, Hamilton County, Why are leaders from around the country converging in Carmel next week?
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
The film, like Altman’s, is a collection of intersecting storylines, all converging on an elaborate Paris Fashion Week show.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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Some ships of China’s research fleet, including the Xiang Yang Hong class of oceanographic survey ships, are suspected to have links to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and may conduct seabed mapping or other dual-use intelligence-gathering activities with military value.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Casale and Officer Li sprang into action, gathering the necessary medical supplies from their vehicle to assist with the delivery.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Wilson understood the concerns of both local officials and residents and thanked them for meeting with his team to discuss the idea.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, Alex’s wife Laura has been secretly meeting with the townspeople since moving back to Tall Pines, slowly questions and making comments that reveal the hypocrisy and dangers of Evelyn’s tactics.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Soon, the show introduces the Guinness family enforcer Sean Rafferty, a steely and strong-jawed James Norton, who’s assembling his men to tamp down on the protestors.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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As the time went by, viewers saw the couple — who tied the knot in 2018 — getting ultrasounds, assembling various baby toys and setting up their nursery, which McCreery told PEOPLE was Winnie the Pooh-themed.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Poland also invoked the alliance’s Article 4 pillar, convening NATO members for consultation over threats to a member.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
25 Sep. 2025
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After first convening a task force on how to implement the measure, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s office proposed several changes and exemptions to balance the climate-friendly goals of the ordinance with the interests of small restaurants and businesses.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Aligning with this evolution, Eve Lom is pioneering systems that translate skincare into quantifiable emotional regulation, thereby merging scientific innovation with emotional well-being to support both skin homeostasis and mental balance.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Each piece is lace-free, merging rugged Timberland heritage with Telfar’s sleek, genderless design approach.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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The spacious downstairs area is hyper canine-friendly, with visitors and locals congregating at communal tables and on couches for coffee and laptop hours by day and cocktail service by night.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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