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as in to gather
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in to converge
to come together into one body or place
pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries
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Recent Examples of congregate
And only five mother-calf pairs were identified in Laguna San Ignacio, where most of the wintering whales tend to congregate, Swartz said.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, we were allowed to leave the train to stretch our legs (emergency ladders had been attached to help people get down the steep incline we were stuck on), and passengers congregated in the field to the side of the rails.
—Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
And once the final buzzer sounded, once the Canadiens lost 4-1 to the Washington Capitals, ending their season, every player congregated around defenceman David Savard, who had just finished the last game of his NHL career.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Everyone likes the chance to have lunch outside their home occasionally, and communities need a place to congregate, ideally simultaneously.
—Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Eventually, we were allowed to leave the train to stretch our legs (emergency ladders had been attached to help people get down the steep incline we were stuck on), and passengers congregated in the field to the side of the rails.
—Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 5 May 2025
And once the final buzzer sounded, once the Canadiens lost 4-1 to the Washington Capitals, ending their season, every player congregated around defenceman David Savard, who had just finished the last game of his NHL career.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Everyone likes the chance to have lunch outside their home occasionally, and communities need a place to congregate, ideally simultaneously.
—Byalex Ledsom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
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While many stay over open water, others can gather steam and track toward the Caribbean, Florida or the Carolinas.—
Colin Zarzycki,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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During Atlanta’s first preseason workout, Griner gathered a few younger players and delivered some hard truths.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Domínguez, playing left field, and Bellinger converged on it.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The main problems through the seven stages of executive onboarding can be solved by thinking marketing, selling, buying, getting a head start, converging, evolving, and adjusting – in that order.—
George Bradt,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Sightings for the study were collected across an area extending from Queensland down to Tasmania and across to New Zealand’s South Island.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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That means spearfishing, collecting fruits of the land, and more.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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With a black brace on his left arm, Steele met with reporters in the home clubhouse before Tuesday’s 4-3 11-inning win over the Colorado Rockies, publicly addressing his future for the first time since the operation.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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General Catalyst’s advocating for guardrails on new AI systems was met with hoots of disapproval, notably from Andreessen Horowitz billionaire cofounder Marc Andreessen.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Currently, the modules are manually assembled in a factory with builder partners.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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And — deep breath — assembling rockets at Cape Canaveral.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Maryland legislators still convene here January through April.—
Charles Babington,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Representatives from airports and airlines often convene at conferences, like Routes, which take place around the world.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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An online fundraiser for the girl’s care had amassed nearly $26,000 as of Thursday morning.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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TikTok Reacts The TikTok video amassed over 8.6 million views and 1.3 million likes as of Wednesday.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Cue a mad dash to rendezvous with his business associates, all the while foiling further assassination plots.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
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The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is scheduled to rendezvous and dock at the Tiangong space station around 6.5 hours after launch.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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