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, Padilla also convened faith leaders and political figures in a roundtable discussion to defend voting rights and remember the legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 On Thursday, Jim Cramer and portfolio director Jeff Marks convened the CNBC Investing Club's July Monthly Meeting. — Kevin Stankiewicz,alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026 For guidance and feedback, Noecker’s office convened the Tree Preservation Ordinance Public Input Group, which included residents, arborists, technical experts, environmental advocates, city staff, developers and others. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026 Then, on Sunday, Syria convened an unannounced but highly anticipated opening of the first post-revolution Parliament, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa attending. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 The whispers had grown too loud to ignore, and a grand jury was convened. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 The funding was announced during a virtual meeting on clean cooking in Africa convened by IEA and Kenya, where leaders reviewed progress made since the last summit and outlined priorities ahead of the next gathering later this year. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Little of this was in discussion as the NATO leaders convened in Ankara. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 After agreeing to accept the ballots, the recount board convened to read the vote. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 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 argumentative duo are summoned to investigate a murder in rural Nebraska that has mysterious connections to dangerous extraterrestrials.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • His only snap last season came once Jones graciously summoned him to take the victory kneel-down over the New York Giants.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
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  • Friends and family gathered on Monday to celebrate the life of former WJZ reporter and sports anchor Stan Saunders, who died on Friday, June 26.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Some demonstrators had gathered in the city within hours of the shooting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • But against the first-place Brewers, the Giants mustered a 1-0 win.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • France had only mustered two shots on goal throughout the first half, but Olise came out firing after the break, slipping two neat passes through to Mbappe even before the crucial assist.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • When Prince Harry met the King in September last year, there was also no official photograph.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026
  • The company also met and spoke with residents and neighborhood organizations as part of the process.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of met
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  • Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • People crowded the entrance as if waiting for their boarding group to be called, which didn’t make sense to me — there were no overhead bins to claim!
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of called
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  • Detectives then converged on the vehicle and took the driver into custody.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Roughly 350 officers from Newport Beach and 17 other agencies including Irvine, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol converged in the area.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of converged
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  • As Spain’s World Cup-winning heroes assembled on the podium, opponents Argentina, bedraggled and beaten, turned their backs.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The site where Americans learned to work with the last foreign future is where the next one is being assembled.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of rendezvoused

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