as in gathering
to come together into one body or place
hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang
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Recent Examples of converging
The film, like Altman’s, is a collection of intersecting storylines, all converging on an elaborate Paris Fashion Week show.
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Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ball.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Both span over 50 tournaments annually, spread over five continents, converging about a dozen times at several key tournaments.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
In short, these converging trends point toward a future where connectivity is not just pervasive but also secure, efficient and environmentally conscious.
—Max Silber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The room seemed to hum with the cacophony of love stories converging in one place.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Impossibility, indeed, is becoming paradoxically pervasive, with cinema, video games, and advertising all converging into one big special-effects extravaganza.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Association spokespersons tell Axios the rapid-fire openings could be a product of timing — many restaurants take two to three years to come to fruition, and that cycle is converging now.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ball.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Both span over 50 tournaments annually, spread over five continents, converging about a dozen times at several key tournaments.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their collision at the Austrian GP, an inevitable result of their converging performance, was disappointing.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
In short, these converging trends point toward a future where connectivity is not just pervasive but also secure, efficient and environmentally conscious.
—Max Silber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The room seemed to hum with the cacophony of love stories converging in one place.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Impossibility, indeed, is becoming paradoxically pervasive, with cinema, video games, and advertising all converging into one big special-effects extravaganza.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Association spokespersons tell Axios the rapid-fire openings could be a product of timing — many restaurants take two to three years to come to fruition, and that cycle is converging now.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converging
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Protestors were seen gathering at the port in Tunis following the incident.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Pate says the band has written more music, including a song for a potential season two, after meeting one of their musical inspirations Cage the Elephant.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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After meeting with city officials, the festival added more water stations and shaded areas.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The final step is assembling mixed teams of humans and AI.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within months, Penn was contacted by Brent Lawrence, the CEO of Accelerate Sports, a boutique investment bank that specializes in assembling ownership groups to pursue expansion franchises.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Mahan helped start the GovAI coalition, convening local government leaders from around the country in San Jose to share best practices on how to use AI in government.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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What’s leading you to convening this historic gathering?—
Carmen Rios,
Flow Space,
5 Sep. 2025
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Supported by the Dutch Research Council, Health~Holland, and the UT-Radboud TURBO programme, this research represents a significant step toward merging natural biology with advanced robotics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, two of us (Krystal and Karan) teamed up with a group of researchers, including postdoctoral researcher Anjali Yelikar, to look at ripples in space-time to spot a few of these elusive black holes merging.—
Bill Smith,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Sep. 2025
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The spacious downstairs area is hyper canine-friendly, with visitors and locals congregating at communal tables and on couches for coffee and laptop hours by day and cocktail service by night.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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