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 Dietitians, dermatology-adjacent brands and primary care clinicians are converging on the same message. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 These climate-health challenges are converging with broader demographic and social trends. — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Wynwood is becoming a place where technology, finance, luxury housing and higher education are converging. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 But OpenAI’s entry, arriving soon after the launch of Muse, serves as a reminder that the AI market includes a handful of large companies all converging around the same types of products with little ability to lock in users. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Mineral-rich African nations are converging around a push to pivot from simply exporting raw materials to a greater emphasis on local processing to add value and jobs that can generate long-term growth. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 As Dart dropped back to pass during the opening drive of Monday’s game, he was hit in the backfield by two converging Rams pass rushers. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 On why now, Shergill says the timing reflects several factors converging at once rather than a single trigger. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Space technology, autonomy and robotics are converging around AI, sensors, edge compute, power systems and advanced manufacturing. — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Students are gathering and blocking access near the School of Political Science, while other students are joining the high school student protest movement and the blockades at high schools in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on October 7, 2026.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Even as researchers explore what's causing the problem, momentum is gathering among policymakers from both parties to crack down on social media companies.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathering

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Her knowledge of the scene here is truly phenomenal, and her passion for eating out, her home city, and meeting new people is fantastically infectious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Advertisement One person described meeting a woman on a train and spending an amazing train ride together.

— Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of meeting

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Mark Zuckerberg is also establishing a family compound Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is worth $261 billion, has also been assembling a family compound in Palo Alto one house at a time.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The new leadership team that Skydance is assembling under the direction of Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, just recruited from Mattel to serve as co-CEO, has to navigate that dynamic.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembling

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The execs sent a hefty memo to employees laying out goals and followed up by convening a town hall.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
What’s Happening On a 2019 episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, Will Smith described convening an emergency family meeting about his eating habits.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of convening

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His hire comes a week after Deadline revealed Stewart was among those that had exited Banijay Rights in a shakeup that followed Banijay Entertainment merging with All3Media.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Mass Appeal and Whatnot are merging hip-hop, comics, art, fashion, sports and collectibles at this year’s New York City Comic Con.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

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This year, though, the river’s dry sections could prevent returning salmon from getting far, and might leave them congregating at its mouth or in its lower reaches, which can increase the risks of a disease outbreak.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Just two years later, in 1928, The New York Times reported that thousands of ex-Neapolitans were congregating for a festival that had already extended from one day to a full week.

— Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

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