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
Dos Rios State Park, a 2,100-acre property at the confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin Rivers, which the Newsom administration opened in 2024, is only open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays now.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
The confluence at Black Mountain of émigré artists like Josef and Anni Albers with homegrown mavericks like John Cage and Buckminster Fuller (who constructed his first geodesic dome there) marked an early flowering of this mode of learning, which was still in fine health decades later.
—Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2026
The new center, which will replace the California State Indian Museum in midtown, will reside at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But over the past 20 or so years, the Queen City has been mounting an unlikely comeback thanks to a confluence of investments in the city’s arts, architectural legacy, and waterfront.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
The confluence at Black Mountain of émigré artists like Josef and Anni Albers with homegrown mavericks like John Cage and Buckminster Fuller (who constructed his first geodesic dome there) marked an early flowering of this mode of learning, which was still in fine health decades later.
—Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2026
The new center, which will replace the California State Indian Museum in midtown, will reside at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
But over the past 20 or so years, the Queen City has been mounting an unlikely comeback thanks to a confluence of investments in the city’s arts, architectural legacy, and waterfront.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confluence
Noun
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This convergence provides the very first footprint of a structural trend change.—
,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even so, nuclear is the closest point of convergence between the two parties — a rare area where attitudes are narrowing rather than widening.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The merging of brands following bank deals often moves much quicker.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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This bottleneck causes daily backups of at least half a mile, creating dangerous merging conditions into bumper-to-bumper traffic.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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That leaves Price a wide-open path to get steady work for an elite team, a dream combination in a Rookie of the Year chase.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the designer recommends trying a combination such as polished nickel paired with warm brass or gold.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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