FORGATHERED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

forgathered

verb

variants or foregathered

past tense of forgather

as in gathered

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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An Israeli military source told CNN the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had gathered intelligence on Turkey’s plans to deploy personnel, drones and air-defense systems at the site.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The 33% approval the president gathered also tied his worst approval rating during his first term in office.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

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On Sunday, Roman Goffman, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, met again with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Jordan to ease the latest tensions, according to the Syrian state news agency.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The Fils-Tiafoe match was the first time two Black players have met in an ATP Masters 1000 final.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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Debit and credit card spending also converged across income groups last month, according to the think tank.

— Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
People converged around the tow truck, but rapid responders from PUNO and the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois stood between protesters and the truck and pleaded with people to let the tow truck through.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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The International Association of Assessing Officers has assembled a task force to study the issue.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The platform offers a window into how earning a living can increasingly be assembled from different sources rather than tied entirely to one employer.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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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
Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026

Definition of rendezvoused

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The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances.

— Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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