as in convergence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point
a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation
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What makes 2025 particularly promising for Lyft is the confluence of several positive trends.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers that dates to at least medieval times.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
That is the cocktail behind this week’s fires, a confluence of dangers that fire officials had voiced fears about for months.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
While Italy has no shortage of any one of these, its confluence on social media can only mean one thing: Pitti Uomo.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers that dates to at least medieval times.
—Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
That is the cocktail behind this week’s fires, a confluence of dangers that fire officials had voiced fears about for months.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
While Italy has no shortage of any one of these, its confluence on social media can only mean one thing: Pitti Uomo.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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