CONVERGING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

converging

verb

present participle of converge

as in gathering

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 converging Currently, over 90% of Europe–Asia data and telecommunications traffic flows through Egypt and the subsea cable corridors converging at the Red Sea and Suez Canal region. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 The converging trends are creating opportunities and consternation for travelers, content creators, and the travel industry. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 There is a constant sense of movement, of visions and voices converging, diverging, allowing gaps and silences, but also a sense of subterranean connectedness. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 All three brands are converging on the Matter interoperability standard, which is quietly collapsing what used to be the industry’s biggest selling point. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026 Why couch fabric pilling happens on bouclé Three forces are converging. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Still, its findings portray multiple pressures converging at once. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 The landscape opens up, and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

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Verb

The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Officers are gathering information at the scene, according to a Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathering

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Sharp runs the largest such facility in San Diego County and obtained a temporary reprieve on the state’s requirement to begin meeting the 6-to-1 ratio on June 1.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Instead, the language concerns the athlete being a student, meeting academic requirements, not being a professional and playing no more than five years past age 24.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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The project will add domestic capacity for assembling, integrating, and testing Wärtsilä engines used for ship propulsion and auxiliary power.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Nvidia is assembling a $500 billion pot from a who’s who of Wall Street firms which will, in turn, backstop OpenAI’s lease of a SoftBank data center in Ohio and help startups rent access to Nvidia’s chips from CoreWeave.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembling

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The third edition of the Atlanta Art Fair (October 1–4) will feature upwards of 67 galleries, convening at Pullman Yards, a 27-acre former rail works in the Kirkwood district.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
But a federal judge has blocked the committee from convening.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of convening

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Real readiness comes from time behind the wheel, merging into fast-moving lanes, reacting to other drivers’ mistakes and making good decisions when conditions are less than ideal.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
For many years, Chicago teachers had no interest in merging the funds because TRS wasn’t nearly as healthy as Chicago’s.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of merging

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Video from Reuters showed worshippers congregating near the ruins of the community hub in the Tequendama neighborhood.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Out of fear of lost revenue, the two allegedly hatched a plan to use mothballs to deter birds from congregating on the beach behind their businesses, authorities said.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of congregating

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