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congregate

[kong-gri-gayt, kong-gri-git, -gayt] / ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt, ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /


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Large numbers congregate along the Palm Beach County coast each winter, while smaller groups can be found there throughout the year.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Crawlspace LA, which closed in February, similarly started as a space for dancers to congregate and experiment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

One lesson of the pandemic was that hotels and motels mobilized to house the unsheltered were successful in bringing people indoors who were otherwise reluctant to stay in congregate shelters or withstand involuntary hospitalizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

While Celtic fans traditionally congregate in the Trongate and Merchant City, Rangers fans assembled in huge numbers in George Square when the Ibrox side last won the title in 2021.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

There were long, dark alleyways between the historical buildings, hidden paths, secret entrances, and a few unsavory occult shops where only the most mysterious villagers seemed to congregate.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Instead, this 21st Century fanbase congregates more politely on TikTok, Instagram and X, where the hashtag that brings fans, Liam memes, and Bonehead jokes together, is #oasistwt.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

The winter meetings have traditionally been where the MLB universe congregates for business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

In the last year, she’s found a welcoming home in the Edinburgh folk music scene that congregates around Captains Bar.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

They form when water vapor congregates around specks of meteor dust floating in the mesosphere and freezes, forming ice crystals.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2022

The day's last flock of gray birds congregates above the seedheads of spent wildflowers and launches across the yellow green into a slate-blue sky.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

With two hours to go, the eclipse-hunters congregated on the westward-facing slope of Picón, clutching the glasses that would make it safe to look at the sun’s corona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

On a sunny weekend in early May, hundreds congregated at Raw Farm for its annual Camping With the Cows event.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

But even with these measures, the unrelenting sun continues to bake the white marble surrounding the grounds of the Grand Mosque where most pilgrims have congregated in recent days.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

But, it was her parents Bernie and Noel's home where the family usually congregated and where she would regularly see brothers Niall, Declan and Brendan.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

She’d been feeding the crows that congregated on the roof.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

So to discourage them from congregating, simply provide less food.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Authorities in Mexico City say they will again erect screens along the Paseo de la Reforma, the capital’s iconic thoroughfare, but will space them out to keep crowds from congregating at a single point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

AIS data showed the "vast majority" of vessels congregating in the East China Sea appeared to be from the eastern province of Zhejiang, where several maritime militia ports are located, said Poling.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

About once a week, when a bathroom was unusually crowded, staff would send the congregating students to a nearby room to question what they were doing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

The Square’s the obvious congregating point and the few bits behind the buildings look more like wasteland.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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