FOREGATHERING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

forgathering

verb

variants or foregathering

present participle of forgather

as in gathering

to come together into one body or place asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony

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While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
The spacecraft eventually dropped down to just 171 miles (275 kilometers) above the planet, and the observatory officially stopped gathering scientific data.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

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Quiñonez, the Big East Sixth Woman of the Year last year, chipped in four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in just under 15 minutes, meeting her minute restriction in her sophomore debut.

— Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
The state would be responsible for reviewing financial reports and investigating clinics that are not meeting the requirement.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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Stricter regulatory mandates, the arrival of digital product passports and a mounting waste crisis are converging to force brands and manufacturers to adapt.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Guidance from grief organizations is converging on a single idea.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of converging

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The competition was put on hold because of the difficulty of assembling an international jury.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
The opportunity here is to give qualified people more time to review the work and make sound decisions, with less effort spent assembling the information behind those decisions.

— Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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