1
as in to summon
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
convened the members of the council for an emergency session
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2
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker
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Recent Examples of convene
Fellows convened in Los Angeles for several days of meetings, seminars, and networking events in the fall, followed by weekly virtual workshops featuring industry leaders, including Lilly Wachowski and Mark Duplass.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The new parliament is expected to convene in October to reelect Abiy for another five-year term.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
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David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Her leadership convenes cross-sector stakeholders to scale high-impact models that expand opportunity — particularly for emerging institutions and underserved communities.
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Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The new parliament is expected to convene in October to reelect Abiy for another five-year term.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Potentates and glitterati convened in Woodlawn this week to celebrate the opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Her leadership convenes cross-sector stakeholders to scale high-impact models that expand opportunity — particularly for emerging institutions and underserved communities.
—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for convene
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convene
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At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.
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That's right, I've been summoned to the Mothership.
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As the finalists from each state move on to the 'Best Pet in Nation' round of the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards, the team at USA TODAY Pets has gathered all the finalists, runner-ups and third place pets from each region.
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Hundreds of people have gathered throughout the week to carry posters, shout slogans, and sing.
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But the underdogs could not muster an equalizer.
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Vance, though, cannot muster a guess.
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Suarez also discussed the experience of joining one of baseball’s most storied organizations after departing Philadelphia, then watching as both teams failed to meet expectations to start the year.
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Trump made the threat on Sunday, even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland for the first talks under the interim accord.
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
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Baelor Targaryen Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) — often called Baelor Breakspear — is a noble and widely respected Targaryen prince known for his honor, leadership and skill in battle.
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Ecuador fans from all over have converged to see their team play, photos show.
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In many ways, the TOC is similar to the control centers of modern global enterprises—where integration, cybersecurity, AI, and operational discipline – delivered by hundreds of technology service providers, converge to help drive performance at scale.
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Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
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Schultz brings digitalism back to its dexterous roots, paying homage to the hands that assembled the virtual realm.
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The company’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, is designed to rendezvous with Swift, capture it, and raise it to a safer orbit.
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In this case, that payload is the LINK servicing satellite, which will attempt to rendezvous with NASA's $500 million Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, or Swift.
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“Convene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convene. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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