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Confluence

British pronunciation/kˈɒnfluːəns/
American pronunciation/ˈkɑnfɫuəns/
Confluence
[NOUN]
1

a flowing together

synonyms : conflux
merging
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2

a gathering of people or individuals

synonyms : concourse
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3

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

synonyms : meeting
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Examples
1The confluence of all of these factors pushed the podcast business to new heights. -
2The story of the Aral Sea shows the confluence between history and geography.
3A confluence of accents and vowels and rhythms that sounded much like a waterfall.
4David DeRuwe Potter’s wheel symbolizes the confluence of critical thinking and complex problem solving through human creativity.
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