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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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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
Well, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) convened recently to share ideas on how to enhance the sport of college football, along with other conversations about the current landscape of a profession that changes on what feels like a weekly basis.
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Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Gennady Zyuganov, the longtime leader of Russia’s Communist Party, told the lower house of parliament that the meeting Putin convened with his ministers was the gloomiest in a long time, according to Reuters.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Cohen also pointed to her work leading a task force that was convened by court order following a massive fraud scheme involving charter schools in San Diego.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
On Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson had been indicted by a special grand jury convened to investigate the May 16 escape at the Orleans Justice Center.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Indeed, before an August 2025 show at Los Angeles’ Lodge Room, the IVTet convened at Parker’s home studio to rehearse for two days, to return to the act of improvising together.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The bash convened around 600 people from politics, science and sustainability, plus representatives from community groups, the creative industries and charities tackling domestic abuse, one of Queen Camilla's key causes.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, lawmakers convened for a special session to consider the map.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Gennady Zyuganov, the longtime leader of Russia’s Communist Party, told the lower house of parliament that the meeting Putin convened with his ministers was the gloomiest in a long time, according to Reuters.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Cohen also pointed to her work leading a task force that was convened by court order following a massive fraud scheme involving charter schools in San Diego.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
On Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson had been indicted by a special grand jury convened to investigate the May 16 escape at the Orleans Justice Center.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Indeed, before an August 2025 show at Los Angeles’ Lodge Room, the IVTet convened at Parker’s home studio to rehearse for two days, to return to the act of improvising together.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
The plan, which was submitted the day before the Legislature convened a four-day special session on redistricting Tuesday, eliminates four of the eight current Democratic-leaning districts, giving Republicans a 24-to-four advantage.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The bash convened around 600 people from politics, science and sustainability, plus representatives from community groups, the creative industries and charities tackling domestic abuse, one of Queen Camilla's key causes.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
On Tuesday, lawmakers convened for a special session to consider the map.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
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Lutnick's voluntary closed-door interview comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of records known as the Epstein files.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Sorensen summoned both Fire Chief Stephen Gollan and Police Chief Bill Schultz to the lectern and quizzed them on their relationship with the city manager.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The annual update reports on the water quality and health of Baltimore's Inner Harbor based on data gathered by both Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership in 2024.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The Dodgers mustered just two hits in the defeat and scored three or fewer runs in each game of the series between the first-place teams.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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What are the expectations, and can those expectations be met right away?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Roycemore Board member Kevin Foote told parents on the Wednesday call, according to the transcript, that the unidentified donor has committed to providing funding through the school’s graduation in June, but beyond that, certain criteria must be met.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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An account called TrishCrave on X, which is dedicated to posting about internet star Trisha Paytas, shared a photo of the creator wearing a silver-blue corset co-ord set racked up 1,400 likes on the platform.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Robinson was called for three personal fouls before halftime, too.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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In the case of birthright citizenship, conventional and legal wisdom thus converged on the belief that the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment was crystal clear.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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For example, an online book is a book, an old medium, that has converged with modern technology.—
Kirstin Pellizzaro,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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However, unlike the X-37B, Shenlong has rendezvoused with other objects in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Japanese space agency, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched its Hayabusa2 mission in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the near-Earth C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu in June 2018.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Convened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convened. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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