Synonyms for confluence
ˈkɒn flu əns; -flʌkscon·flu·ence

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1. confluencenoun

   Synonyms:
   conflux

2. confluencenoun

   The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

   We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

   Synonyms:
   conflux

3. confluencenoun

   The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the like meet.

   The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.

   Synonyms:
   conflux

4. confluencenoun

   A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.

   The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

   Synonyms:
   conflux

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1. confluence

   Synonyms:
   conflux, meeting, concourse, convergence, concurrence

   Antonyms:
   reflux, refluence, dispersion, overflow, diffluence

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1. confluence, meetingnoun

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

   "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

   Synonyms:
   concourse, meeting, encounter, conflux, merging, get together, coming together, group meeting

2. confluence, conflux, mergingnoun

   a flowing together

   Synonyms:
   conflux, coming together, meeting, concourse, merging

3. concourse, confluencenoun

   a coming together of people

   Synonyms:
   meeting, conflux, throng, multitude, concourse, merging

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1. confluencenoun

   Synonyms:
   meeting, junction, conflux, union, flowing together

2. confluencenoun

   Synonyms:
   concourse, multitude, crowd, collection, throng, army, host, swarm

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1. List of paraphrases for "confluence":

   junction, convergence

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1. Jerry Reed:

   It's usually a confluence of factors, we have to be mindful of the whole spectrum.

2. United States:

   They present completely different circumstances than what we've experienced in the past — and their confluence may dramatically increase the risks ahead, while it is possible, and hopeful, that all of these events will have peaceful resolutions, we should prepare for the potential negative outcomes.

3. The Biden administration:

   Simply put, delaying the Standard would likely cost many lives per day, in addition to large numbers of hospitalizations, other serious health effects, and tremendous expenses, that is a confluence of harms of the highest order.

4. Chris Aronson:

   At the end of the day, they cannibalized each other, it's an unfortunate confluence of events. All three of those films combined would have made a decent opening for any one of them.

5. Rick Rieder:

   I think they should go and I think the markets would be in better shape if they do, but that being said I think the confluence of opinion around if they will go has waned.