forgathering

verb

variants or foregathering
present participle of forgather
as in gathering
to come together into one body or place asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgathering
  1. gathering
  2. meeting
  3. converging
  4. assembling
Verb
  • On September 16, C-suite leaders from across Europe and the Middle East will be gathering in London for Fortune CEO Forum to talk about growth and share successes and best practices.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • Any resemblance between the TikTok series and the real-life version of Chairman Tom Ricketts meeting his wife, Cece, in the bleachers is purely coincidental, a Cubs source said.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In true postmodern fashion, Fitzgerald gets a brief, drunken cameo, meeting Jack on an ocean liner.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of meeting
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  • Space technology, autonomy and robotics are converging around AI, sensors, edge compute, power systems and advanced manufacturing.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Also converging upon the city are Ahmed, who has lost his job in the 1929 stock market crash, and a riveter on the under-construction Empire State Building with secret connections to all of them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of converging
Verb
  • As that year’s freshman class president, Miles’ father, George, was instrumental in assembling some 600 freshmen to lug into place 300 tons of loose rock left over from the stadium excavation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On the provider side, the response is a person opening a portal, reading the denial reason, pulling the record and assembling an appeal by hand.
    — Oleg Nesterov, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembling
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“Forgathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgathering. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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