FORGATHER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

forgather

verb

fȯr-ˈga-t͟hər

variants or foregather

Definition of forgather

as in to gather

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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The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
That same day, hundreds of women gathered outside the courthouse where Clancy is standing trial, wearing bright pink, in an attempt to raise awareness around maternal mental health.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of gather

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Lake Zurich and Antioch met twice last season, including in a second-round playoff game.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Big picture The league and the union are meeting regularly on various topics, but their disagreement on core economics — whether to move to a cap system — leaves little room for progress on the major issues.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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But detectives were able to create a montage from nearby traffic and surveillance cameras that showed both Sellars and Wathrust converging on the spot — Sellars walking and Walthrust driving — where Wathrust was found shot multiple times in his car.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Fans will converge in downtown Atlanta to experience the convention’s 40th year of celebrating science fiction, fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music and film.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of converge

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According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Demonstrating future capabilities The mission team is forging ahead with its plan for LINK to rendezvous with Swift — but as a demonstration rather than a rescue.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rendezvous

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This does, however, seem to be another case of the Netflix name being able to assemble and pay a big-name cast for relatively lackluster results.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemble

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On stage, Semafor will convene leaders from across these sectors to explore practical strategies for strengthening resilience, supporting families and educators, improving digital literacy, and expanding access to mental health resources.

— Semafor Events, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Mapping out time took further root in October 1884 during the International Meridian Conference held in Washington, DC, which convened 25 different nations to create a global standard for keeping track of time.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

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