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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
Birds congregate there because there’s little other refuge for miles around, to land, to rest …
Don’t wait up for me.
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Footage shows people due to use the facility congregating across the road in a long line.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
While young people have some places to congregate, Luna said there aren’t as many for middle-aged folks.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
General managers, coaches and scouts for the 32 teams are congregating at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine to watch and meet the 329 prospects who were invited this year.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Footage shows people due to use the facility congregating across the road in a long line.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
While young people have some places to congregate, Luna said there aren’t as many for middle-aged folks.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
General managers, coaches and scouts for the 32 teams are congregating at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine to watch and meet the 329 prospects who were invited this year.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
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Hundreds of people had gathered on a brilliant spring Sunday morning to say goodbye and catch a first glimpse of Francis, who seemed to be gasping for air.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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The crowd of about 100 people gathered at 2200 Joe B. Rushing Road to listen to Texas Rep. Nicole Collier, who spoke with a replica P-51 Mustang behind her.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, by Stephen Graham Jones Genocidal violence and supernatural vengeance converge in this historical novel by one of the most prolific horror craftsmen working today.—
Colin Dwyer,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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In boardrooms across industries, discussions around EBITDA and profitability are increasingly converging around a central topic: workforce analytics.—
Heidi Farris,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Since its launch in 2019, The Kelly Clarkson Show has collected 22 Daytime Emmys.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The flight data was collected by Tom Cartwright, an immigrant rights advocate, and was verified by The New York Times.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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The interview took place shortly after Zelensky met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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And as of Thursday, nearly $8,000 of the $9,000 target had been met.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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For the Thursday assault, a Russian regiment assembled a dozen armored vehicles in one column—an increasingly rare sight as Russian losses of armored vehicles and other heavy equipment exceed 20,000 and regiments turn to civilian vehicles to keep their troops moving.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Coleman Evanston Screen Tent No more struggling for hours trying to set up your tent — the Coleman Evanston Screen Tent can be assembled in just 15 minutes.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jordan is expected to convene a hearing next Tuesday.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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Building on the foundation set at its inaugural meeting last month, the La Jolla Cove Access Working Group convened again this week to discuss ways to maintain public access to The Cove amid conflicts between people and sea lions there.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk's purge of the U.S. government under President Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world's richest man.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The 18th edition of the wildly popular cricket tournament kicked off with unprecedented audience numbers, amassing 49.56 billion minutes of cumulative watch time across JioHotstar‘s streaming platform and the Star Sports Network.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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By this point, Okoro Carroll has already rendezvoused with her script coordinator at least once to toss around ideas.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Reportedly ‘Isn’t Thinking About’ Ex Tom Brady and Irina Shayk’s Romance What London rendezvous?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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