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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The 25-year-old Berklee College of Music grad who has spent the past four-plus years plumbing the tricky confluence of jazz, classical and pop is lauded as a Gen Z innovator in TIME magazine’s Women of the Year feature.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Sunlight makes the confluence of rivers sparkle, as if jewels had been tossed across the water.
—Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Drone shows massive crowds arriving for holy dip at India's Maha Kumbh Mela
Drone video from India’s northern city of Prayagraj shows thousands of Hindu devotees at the Sangam river confluence to mark Mauni Amavasya, the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Indeed the confluence of the Chiefs and Swift has made some football fans irrationally angry.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Sunlight makes the confluence of rivers sparkle, as if jewels had been tossed across the water.
—Mike Belleme, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Drone shows massive crowds arriving for holy dip at India's Maha Kumbh Mela
Drone video from India’s northern city of Prayagraj shows thousands of Hindu devotees at the Sangam river confluence to mark Mauni Amavasya, the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival.
—Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Indeed the confluence of the Chiefs and Swift has made some football fans irrationally angry.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confluence
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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