CONVENED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

convened

verb

past tense of convene

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 So Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson all convened with Zaslav for an emergency meeting and ultimately agreed to serve as advisors who would shepherd the channel’s programming. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 The school’s original proposal was among the lowest ranked by the citizen’s task force convened this summer to review two dozen proposals submitted for funding. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Committee appointments were announced last month, and the groups convened for the first time Thursday. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 The formal dissolution of parliament will need to be approved by the Cabinet, which Sánchez has convened for later Monday. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The formal dissolution of parliament will need to be approved by the Cabinet, which Sánchez had convened for later Monday. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 The agency convened a review board on Friday to assess the issue. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Netanyahu convened security consultations over the incident and cleared the remainder of his schedule to manage the crisis, according to Reuters. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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Congressional committees on occasion have summoned tech company executives — sometimes with a friendly ear, but more often to berate them.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Yet Fox summoned all its journalists in Lviv for a Zoom call, Hall wrote in Saved.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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The loss of De’Von Achane to a season-ending torn ACL early in Week 3 has contributed to the offensive struggles, but the Dolphins mustered only two touchdowns in two games with Achane healthy – and a league-low four touchdowns in four games total.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
In the second period, the Oilers mustered just four shots, contributing to the night’s total of 24.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Sheffield then met Tamboran’s CEO at the time, Alabama native Joel Riddle.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
The controversy has dominated WNBA press rooms so much that the league formed a task force of general managers and team presidents who met in August to discuss trans athletes, but ultimately did not update any eligibility rules.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

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It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.

— The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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Music, sports and sneaker culture converged in the street style, showcasing many of the influences that have shaped ComplexCon since its launch.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Players converged and the officials ultimately assessed five technical fouls.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of converged

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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

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