converged; converging
1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
converging paths
Police cars converged on the accident scene.
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest or focus
Economic forces converged to bring the country out of the recession.
3
: to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
the series converges
: to cause to converge
Examples of converge in a Sentence
The two roads converge in the center of town.
Students converged in the parking lot to say goodbye after graduation.
Economic forces converged to bring the country out of a recession.
Many companies are combining rapidly converging communication technology into one device that can act as a phone, take photographs, and send e-mail.
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Roughly 350 officers from Newport Beach and 17 other agencies including Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol converged in the area.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Every highway expansion has induced new traffic; new trips materialize or converge.
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Pete Harrison,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2026
Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Hundreds are expected to converge on England’s hotel to disrupt players’ sleep — a tactic deployed against Ecuador, when fans used loudspeakers, drums and revving motorcycles into the early-morning hours.
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Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Every highway expansion has induced new traffic; new trips materialize or converge.
—
Pete Harrison,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2026
Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.
—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Hundreds are expected to converge on England’s hotel to disrupt players’ sleep — a tactic deployed against Ecuador, when fans used loudspeakers, drums and revving motorcycles into the early-morning hours.
—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for converge
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“Converge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/converge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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converge
verb
con·verge
kən-ˈvərj 
converged; converging
1
: to tend or move toward one point or one another
2
: to come together and unite in a common interest
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