converged

verb

past tense of converge
as in gathered
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 converged Ecuador fans from all over have converged to see their team play, photos show. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026 The family converged on the hospital where Samaro and his wife planned to go later that day. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 26 June 2026 The era of tech across these decades converged two of the things Americans love most — a feelgood bootstrapping story with playable toys, and who couldn’t get down with that? — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Hanson has long tried to dismantle the crown jewel of Howard’s legacy—yet after Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur, her rhetoric and Howard’s converged. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Some research groups have converged on lightweight wearable capture, with Meta's Project Aria glasses being one example of systems being used for collecting first-person human demonstrations. — Rushil Agarwal, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The interlocking puzzle of the iPhone, GPS and Google Maps was a moment when multiple strands of technological development…converged into a single life-changing package. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 June 2026 Earlier, the Delaware News Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported that dozens of police officers — some with long rifles and tactical gear — had converged on the main and emergency room entrances at the hospital. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for converged
  1. gathered
  2. met
  3. assembled
  4. rendezvoused
  5. convened
Verb
  • The community gathered to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
    — Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Mourners gathered in Islamic Revolution Square for Khamenei's funeral procession chant slogans Monday.
    — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • The grand jury met in Oakland on July 2, according to the documents, which were signed by a federal prosecutor.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Crutsinger was released from the hospital Thursday and was met by friends, family and members of the Ponder ISD community.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of met
Verb
  • Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of rendezvoused
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  • Kehoe, for example, recently convened a forum promoting the industry’s growth and his administration has pursued large-scale data center projects, including in Kansas City.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Following the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention convened in 1787 in Philadelphia.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of convened

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