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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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.
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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
Ukrainian troops are losing ground around the crucial supply hub, which lies at the confluence of multiple highways leading to key cities in the eastern Donetsk region as well as an important railway station.
—Vasilisa Stepanenko, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
But the confluence of the domestic political developments in Turkey and disruption across the region has raised the possibility that they can be overcome.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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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
Ukrainian troops are losing ground around the crucial supply hub, which lies at the confluence of multiple highways leading to key cities in the eastern Donetsk region as well as an important railway station.
—Vasilisa Stepanenko, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
But the confluence of the domestic political developments in Turkey and disruption across the region has raised the possibility that they can be overcome.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Confluence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confluence. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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