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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
As baseball staffers, agents and media members alike started to congregate around the hotel’s central bar, the conversation, predictably, was dominated by Soto.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
India's preparation was also shrouded in mystery as confusion reined over whether media could access their training sessions, which were shut from the public supposedly because too many fans would congregate dangerously on footpaths.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Another major coven has congregated at Colorado's Chatfield Reservoir, outside of Denver in Littleton, since 2021 for the Witches Paddle, already held this year on Oct. 12, drawing nearly 350 wizarding figures.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Thousands of dogs and their owners will congregate at Lake Eola next month as an annual tradition and fundraiser returns to Central Florida.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
India's preparation was also shrouded in mystery as confusion reined over whether media could access their training sessions, which were shut from the public supposedly because too many fans would congregate dangerously on footpaths.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Another major coven has congregated at Colorado's Chatfield Reservoir, outside of Denver in Littleton, since 2021 for the Witches Paddle, already held this year on Oct. 12, drawing nearly 350 wizarding figures.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Thousands of dogs and their owners will congregate at Lake Eola next month as an annual tradition and fundraiser returns to Central Florida.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Residents gathered around the intersection, frustrated there were no details about when they would be let in.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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This means involving the right people, gathering feedback, and addressing concerns early and often.Ebony D. Thomas, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But Republicans, in particular, have converged around this issue in recent years.Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Over the past couple of years, their paths would converge on occasion after Winn rejoined the organization as a roving instructor/pro scout and Posey bought into the ownership group.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Statistics collected by The Times from local government documents across Tibetan areas show similar numbers in boarding schools, with some areas notably higher than others.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eureka Recycling will continue to collect recycling for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplex residential properties.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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The plan’s announcement comes after Trump and DeSantis met over a round of golf at the president-elect’s golf course in West Palm Beach on Tuesday.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Zoom out: The research on these goals is pretty clear: Firms that set them don't usually meet them.Emily Peck, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lessons include how to plan a menu, her philosophy on assembling salads, and how to braise and slow cook large cuts of meat.Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design, a collection of art from around the world—including Spain, Morocco, Central Asia, India, and parts of Southeast Asia—that was assembled by Doris Duke over the course of 60 years.Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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Leadership shows up in many ways: asking difficult questions, taking the initiative and convening diverse stakeholders to align on current perceptions of a problem.Chris Williams, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Experts from Japan's meteorological agency convened late Monday to analyze whether the recent earthquake in Miyazaki Prefecture might be linked to the Nankai Trough seismic activity.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The video, which has currently amassed more than 7 million views, begins with a clip of the tiny kitten clinging to a tree amidst torrential rain before being rescued.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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During wildfires, such particles can move via the collapse of sediment chunks that have amassed behind vegetation.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Perseverance would carry the samples to the lander and attach them to the rocket, which would then launch from Mars – the first rocket ever to launch from the surface of another planet – to rendezvous with an Earth Return Orbiter, provided by the ESA.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fortunately, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is expected to rendezvous with one of the dark comets, 1998 KY26, in 2031 as part of its extended mission, which could reveal more of the unique characteristics of these not-so-uncommon celestial objects, Taylor said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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