congregate
verb (used without object)
to come together; assemble, especially in large numbers.
are congregating
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present progressiveof congregate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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West said the study's most surprising findings are the tight bonds formed between the plastic and the protein within the area of the neuron where these accumulations are congregating, the lysosome.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023
Thousands of delegates are congregating in Beijing this week to reaffirm Xi as leader of the ruling Communist Party for a third term, at the country’s most important political meeting in a decade.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
For all of the focus on vaccines, scientists said, the virus’s path remains highly dependent on how closely people are packed together, where people are congregating and what precautions they are taking.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
“When they are outside, many of them are congregating in markets; they are in small spaces with many people, where they are more likely to get sick.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
Then he strides off toward the cookhouse where the men from the Flying Squadron are congregating in small groups, their eyes darting, their faces fearful.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
