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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
His preferred passing zones congregate down that channel.
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The umpires congregated and deemed Lee did not make the catch despite video revealing otherwise.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Models congregated outside in the smoking area, naturally, while the Burberry PR team could be spotted clinking glasses to celebrate their blockbuster show going off without a hitch.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Larry played the piano at the famous fortnightly recitals at the Buckley maisonette on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where National Review talent, celebrity acquaintances, and classical musicians congregated for dinner and performance with the Buckleys.
—Alexander Norton Iii, National Review, 23 Feb. 2025
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The umpires congregated and deemed Lee did not make the catch despite video revealing otherwise.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Models congregated outside in the smoking area, naturally, while the Burberry PR team could be spotted clinking glasses to celebrate their blockbuster show going off without a hitch.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Larry played the piano at the famous fortnightly recitals at the Buckley maisonette on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where National Review talent, celebrity acquaintances, and classical musicians congregated for dinner and performance with the Buckleys.
—Alexander Norton Iii, National Review, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregate
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The summit, founded by former BET CEO Debra Lee, gathers influential Black women to discuss leadership, policy, and empowerment.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the trend gathered steam, Democratic President Bill Clinton vetoed 37 bills in his two terms.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lady in the Lake When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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These brave ants converge upon the intruders, initiating a final, irreversible act of self-destruction.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Congress, Reps. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and Dina Titus of Nevada collected signatures from 127 Democratic colleagues on a letter urging Trump to reconsider closing the Institute.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Fingerprints from Hurd's vehicle were collected and processed, placing Braxton inside her vehicle and residence.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Deadline has learned the Academy’s board of governors is meeting in extraordinary session this morning to confront a deepening crisis over its response to the beating and detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the directors of No Other Land.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 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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Amazon will assemble that big constellation over more than 80 launches, the majority of them performed by the Atlas V and its successor, ULA's new Vulcan Centaur.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Just a few years after her 2021 graduation, Montgomery has upward of 200 clients who pay $10,000 for Montgomery’s team to fully design and assemble their dorms on move-in day.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Material Buyers Club is a group of large purchasers convened by the Green Science Policy Institute.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The move-in was cemented Thursday and Friday afternoon with SANDAG’s Shoreline Preservation Working Group and Transportation Committee convening for the first-ever public meetings in the new space.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Pegula family amassed a fortune in the fracking business and is perhaps most known as the principal owners of the Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres (along with tennis success).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Before Tuesday, Bamford had amassed just 161 minutes of league action across 11 cameos.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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On February 28, it is set to look even more glamorous, as everyone who’s anyone in French film will rendezvous here to celebrate the César Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 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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“Congregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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