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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Recent Examples of confluence
The social self of centuries, formed at the confluence of region, class, caste and tribe, was still strong in me.
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Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Kasane’s airport in northeast Botswana (at the confluence of four countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe) is the gateway to this park.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This confluence, Coogler suggested, represents the closing of a particular historical and spiritual loop.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
But a confluence of conditions — the spring migration, ideal water temperatures, and massive schools of menhaden (also known as bunker) packed tightly to the coast — appears to have drawn the tuna to within spitting distance of the shoreline.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Kasane’s airport in northeast Botswana (at the confluence of four countries: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe) is the gateway to this park.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This confluence, Coogler suggested, represents the closing of a particular historical and spiritual loop.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
But a confluence of conditions — the spring migration, ideal water temperatures, and massive schools of menhaden (also known as bunker) packed tightly to the coast — appears to have drawn the tuna to within spitting distance of the shoreline.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confluence
Noun
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Sometimes the convergence of two distinct boundaries resists and evades touch altogether, such as a horizon line that can never be reached.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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So a lot of factors went into the harmonic convergence that coalesced into this critical mass.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Hudson said Wednesday in his letter to Gilmore and Eaves that the decline compared with fiscal 2024 is expected largely due to a combination of two factors.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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Its ascent was driven by a combination of factors including easing trade tension between the United States and China and Moody's downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt which has prompted investors to seek alternative investment sources to the dollar.—
Samuel Indyk,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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