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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
Sixty leading experts from a range of fields, including medicine, public health, criminology, law and the technology sector, convened earlier this year to create an action plan to address the problem.
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NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
On July 30 that year, a court convened near where Maidstone Town Hall stands today.
—James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Taylor said that top DHS leaders were convened to discuss the crisis.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
On 23 October, 50 women in leadership across fashion, luxury, beauty and more convened for a private dinner at the Corinthia London.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Last week, the Communist Party’s top ranks convened in Beijing for the Fourth Plenum.
—Neil Thomas, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
To that end, the WTO has convened a group of nearly 70 members to negotiate a landmark e‑commerce agreement — the first of its kind — with a first phase expected by the March 2026 ministerial conference.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, Mayor Eric Adams convened a commission to see what could be changed in the Charter, the city’s governing document, to address these issues.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the summer the FDA convened a panel on the safety of certain antidepressants in pregnancy that tried to cast doubt on this research, ignoring the real harms of not treating depression or anxiety for pregnant people themselves and for their fetuses.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
On July 30 that year, a court convened near where Maidstone Town Hall stands today.
—James Frater, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Taylor said that top DHS leaders were convened to discuss the crisis.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
On 23 October, 50 women in leadership across fashion, luxury, beauty and more convened for a private dinner at the Corinthia London.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Last week, the Communist Party’s top ranks convened in Beijing for the Fourth Plenum.
—Neil Thomas, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
To that end, the WTO has convened a group of nearly 70 members to negotiate a landmark e‑commerce agreement — the first of its kind — with a first phase expected by the March 2026 ministerial conference.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, Mayor Eric Adams convened a commission to see what could be changed in the Charter, the city’s governing document, to address these issues.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2025
Over the summer the FDA convened a panel on the safety of certain antidepressants in pregnancy that tried to cast doubt on this research, ignoring the real harms of not treating depression or anxiety for pregnant people themselves and for their fetuses.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The palace reportedly summoned broadcast media to the Royal Lodge on Thursday, hinting at an announcement.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ More than 350 residents from Marana and surrounding southern Arizona communities gathered to criticize Management and Training Corporation's refusal to communicate on whether a shuttered state prison will return as an ICE detention center.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In response to the deployment, several hundred protesters gathered outside the base.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Until Areola comfortably held a tame header from Joelinton near the end, Newcastle had not mustered an effort on target since the 39th minute.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Agbofah forsees not just one hub in Ghana but everywhere in the global South where textile waste is a problem and creativity can be mustered.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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For two years now, figures from Israeli cabinet ministers to the US President have openly called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Opening batter Verma, who was only called back into the squad as injury cover for the finals, scored a career-best 87 off 78 balls as the tournament co-host reached 298-7 in 50 overs after losing the toss and being sent in to bat.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the Californian and the Estonian converged on a radical reinvention of fundamentals.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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There, Hernández and Pages — a strong-armed center fielder who had subbed into the game moments earlier as a defensive replacement — converged on a ball that appeared to be no easy out.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Key producer Sonia Friedman, working with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, has assembled an award-winning team to collaborate with Sheppard, Kane and Pye.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Enola Gay flew to Iwo Jima, 3-1/2 hours away, circled once and rendezvoused with the photo and gauge B-29s.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Convened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convened. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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