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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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
Under duress, the FCC convened an emergency meeting on the matter of Mae West.
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Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Instead, Newsom convened a panel of AI experts, who published a report in June offering policy recommendations.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Last month, the organization convened a meeting with 24 general managers from power conference schools to present a draft college bargaining agreement.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The meeting was convened after Estonia requested consultations under Article 4, a mechanism that prompts urgent talks among allies.
—Matthew Bodner, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
All week, leaders from around the world have convened in New York City for Climate Week amid the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Shapiro convened a summit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia after the cost of securing wholesale power supplies on the grid set a record for two straight years.
—Tyler Kendall, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
More than a thousand Cubans have signed contracts to fight for Russia against Ukraine, and 39 have been confirmed dead, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence said in a press briefing convened by Cuban American Republican lawmakers from South Florida.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Brittenham and Hermiller convened a cluster of computers to help.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Instead, Newsom convened a panel of AI experts, who published a report in June offering policy recommendations.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Last month, the organization convened a meeting with 24 general managers from power conference schools to present a draft college bargaining agreement.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The meeting was convened after Estonia requested consultations under Article 4, a mechanism that prompts urgent talks among allies.
—Matthew Bodner, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
All week, leaders from around the world have convened in New York City for Climate Week amid the United Nations General Assembly meeting.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Shapiro convened a summit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia after the cost of securing wholesale power supplies on the grid set a record for two straight years.
—Tyler Kendall, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
More than a thousand Cubans have signed contracts to fight for Russia against Ukraine, and 39 have been confirmed dead, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence said in a press briefing convened by Cuban American Republican lawmakers from South Florida.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Then Brittenham and Hermiller convened a cluster of computers to help.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convened
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Bompastor summoned first her million-dollar USWNT winger in Alyssa Thompson from the bench, then two-time WSL Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered to remember the teenagers, according to CNN affiliate WABC.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Colorado mustered five hits to the Padres’ 24, and San Diego hit five homers as the Rockies became the sixth team in the modern era to lose by 21 or more runs in a shutout.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Their leading receiver on Sunday was Matthew Golden, who mustered a modest 52 yards on four catches, and through three games, tight end Tucker Kraft leads them with 11 catches, 169 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, but the external power supply was not restored.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Europe’s collective, from captain on down, has inarguably met the moment in New York so far.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The skull appears to have belonged to an early hominin species called Homo longi, which genetic evidence indicates lived alongside Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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One of these challenges is something called executive dysfunction.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Reaching the Frontier Over the past year, ByteDance has assembled top AI talent, hiring a former vice president of Google DeepMind to lead AI foundational research and luring other engineers and researchers away from Alibaba and other start-ups, the Financial Times reported in December.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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They were delivered fully assembled and dynamically balanced from the company’s production base on the Yangtze River.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Immediately defenders Jared Spurgeon and Zeev Buium converged, prepared to clear the zone.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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Still, this past August, 80,000 people converged in the Nevada desert to set up what aspires to be a peaceful global village.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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