convened

verb

past tense of convene
1
as in summoned
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 gathered
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 convened Earlier Thursday, Missouri's top court convened a hearing on whether to hold Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for not following its orders to use the districts passed after the last census. — David A. Lieb, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Jointly presented by France and the Republic of Korea and convened under the co-chairship of their respective presidents, the declaration sets out 15 principles and remains open for further signatures. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2025, a team of scholars convened a hundred and twenty experts from a range of disciplines, asking them to evaluate the arguments in the book. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The person who convened them was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 At the same time, as tech companies issue urgent new warnings about the dangers of AI, the Department of Health and Human Services convened childhood experts Tuesday to discuss the harms of excessive adolescent screen use. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 But as Jensen made it into the dugout, the umpires convened and reversed the decision. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 When the Food Justice Collective convened at Metcalfe Park Community Bridges' office in March, so many people filled the room that extra chairs had to be pulled in so everyone had a place to sit. — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
  1. summoned
  2. gathered
  3. mustered
  4. met
  5. called
  6. converged
  7. assembled
  8. rendezvoused
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  • The turning point for Chris and Andie comes when they are summoned to the office of Jeff Zucker (amusingly playing himself), at that time CEO of NBC Universal Television Group.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • Tucker Kraft Day is a real thing, too, and the whole town gathered on Main Street in their Kraft gear while a drone flew overhead.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That growth was on display Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, where generations of HBCU supporters gathered for the latest edition of a game with roots stretching back more than nine decades.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • The Braves’ offense mustered only two hits in Jesús Luzardo’s shutout, preventing the Braves from returning home with a series victory.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • The New York Power Authority (NYPA) reviews compliance annually and can adjust the site’s benefits if the commitment isn’t met.
    — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That was the question that the WWE Universe waited to be answered as the two met in a WrestleMania 42 grudge match on Sunday at the State Farm Arena.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of met
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  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Debit and credit card spending also converged across income groups last month, according to the think tank.
    — Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of converged
Verb
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Heading into the 2026 season, Glenn seems more genuine, lighthearted and comfortable — a shift that may reflect his growing confidence in the roster the Jets assembled this offseason.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of rendezvoused

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“Convened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convened. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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