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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For theaters, the confluence of big-budget blockbusters couldn’t come at a better time.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
So there was this confluence of circumstances that led me to sit down and think hard and reflect.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Alistair Taylor Young Every 12 years in the city of Prayagraj (previously known as Allahabad), in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, more than 100 million people gather on a strip of sand at the confluence of the rivers Gange, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
So there was this confluence of circumstances that led me to sit down and think hard and reflect.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Alistair Taylor Young Every 12 years in the city of Prayagraj (previously known as Allahabad), in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, more than 100 million people gather on a strip of sand at the confluence of the rivers Gange, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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