FORGATHERS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

forgathers

verb

variants or foregathers

present tense third-person singular of forgather

as in converges

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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All of it converges on the single event of a physician deciding to write the prescription.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Dealers are offering their best, timed to be on view when the art world converges on New York for the Armory Show fair, opening later this month.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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The National Science Foundation award includes an initial $15 million over two years, with the possibility of up to $160 million over a decade if the partnership meets performance milestones.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
Paladin meets Vision and Lisa in a street bazaar to prove Thomas is alive and demand Vision’s surrender.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

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The new book also gathers behind-the-scenes photos from the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, which returned to theaters for a limited engagement in 2023.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Atlas Workshops is one prong of Marrakech’s Atlas Programs banner, which gathers the professional initiatives of the Marrakech International Film Festival.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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Silfab is a Canadian company that manufactures and assembles solar panels.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026
Simpler battery packs lower costs The company buys battery cells and assembles its own packs rather than manufacturing the cells themselves.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembles

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The session is part of Sportico Invest New York, which convenes leading investors, team owners, executives, financial institutions and other decision-makers shaping the global sports economy.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The president — who is separately elected by the Knesset, Israel’s single-chamber legislature — then convenes party leaders to hear their recommendations for prime minister before choosing someone to form a government.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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