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as in summoning
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 meeting
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 convening
Emma Graham, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The region has built much of its economic forward momentum on its convening power.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The flagship Semafor World Economy, anchored in Washington DC, is the largest annual gathering of top global CEOs in North America; Semafor’s convening on emerging economies, The Next Three Billion, is held annually at UNGA and expanded this year to South Africa, East Africa, and UAE.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The convening of stars and senators highlighted the often-striking resemblance between Congress, a place increasingly criticized for its theatricality, and the actual world of reality TV.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Thirteen high schools participated in Wednesday’s convening, including East Chicago Central, Hammond Central, Lake Station and West Side Leadership Academy.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
By convening a focus group of seven swing state voters, all mothers between 27 and 48 years old, the Democratic firm Navigator Research found angst about the country’s direction and little faith in either party’s ability to fix its problems.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The announcement is timely given drama buyers are convening on Lille this week for Series Mania.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
That meeting could also be canceled, however, if a federal judge rules on a request from several professional groups to prevent the committee from convening.
—Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way, said the organization of moderate Democrats plans to meet repeatedly as the next presidential campaign approaches, convening people who will be influencing and working for Democratic candidates.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
O’Leary thanked Canada's Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon for convening a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to help prevent similar tragedies in the future.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Variety will host its inaugural True Crime Summit at SXSW, presented by Investigation Discovery, on March 13, convening the most influential voices behind one of entertainment’s most dominant and culturally resonant genres.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
Together, the shifts highlight the growing operational uncertainty facing the Middle East’s events sector, which has become a core pillar of the Gulf’s non‑oil economies, as organizers balance security concerns with the region’s ambitions to remain a global convening hub.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The region has built much of its economic forward momentum on its convening power.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The flagship Semafor World Economy, anchored in Washington DC, is the largest annual gathering of top global CEOs in North America; Semafor’s convening on emerging economies, The Next Three Billion, is held annually at UNGA and expanded this year to South Africa, East Africa, and UAE.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The convening of stars and senators highlighted the often-striking resemblance between Congress, a place increasingly criticized for its theatricality, and the actual world of reality TV.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Thirteen high schools participated in Wednesday’s convening, including East Chicago Central, Hammond Central, Lake Station and West Side Leadership Academy.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu is convening a conference of condominium associations from around the city for Wednesday evening to share ideas on what — if anything — the city can do to ease the financial pressure.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
By convening a focus group of seven swing state voters, all mothers between 27 and 48 years old, the Democratic firm Navigator Research found angst about the country’s direction and little faith in either party’s ability to fix its problems.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The announcement is timely given drama buyers are convening on Lille this week for Series Mania.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
That meeting could also be canceled, however, if a federal judge rules on a request from several professional groups to prevent the committee from convening.
—Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way, said the organization of moderate Democrats plans to meet repeatedly as the next presidential campaign approaches, convening people who will be influencing and working for Democratic candidates.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
O’Leary thanked Canada's Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon for convening a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to help prevent similar tragedies in the future.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Variety will host its inaugural True Crime Summit at SXSW, presented by Investigation Discovery, on March 13, convening the most influential voices behind one of entertainment’s most dominant and culturally resonant genres.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
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On March 5, Washington Square News editor Leena Ahmed broke the story that NYU has canceled all live student graduation speakers for all of its upcoming commencement and convocation ceremonies this spring.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Future 2 Schools were among several brief announcements at a beginning-of-the-year teachers' convocation.—
Nusaiba Mizan,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hackers can then use the army of infected computers to launch DDoS attacks, which involve summoning waves of internet traffic to overwhelm a website, app or IP address to try and take them offline.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Brooklyn psych-folk artist’s 2025 debut, newly reissued by AD 93, is dissonant, ghostly, and otherworldly, summoning complex emotions with sparse tools.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to the text messages, Del Valle allegedly instructed Randazzo to message one of the victims about meeting up at the apartment.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the family's struggle unfolded, Castillo’s case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Goodman, the deputy commissioner, said the New York Department of Sanitation has issued about 6,000 summonses so far this year for dirty sidewalks, though those violations cover all types of litter.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The three people arrested were given criminal court summonses and released, an NYPD spokesman said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vitello shakes up lineup After mustering just one run and totaling 13 hits en route to being swept by the New York Yankees, rookie manager Tony Vitello shook up his starting lineup by batting shortstop Willy Adames at leadoff and second baseman Luis Arraez at cleanup.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Israel, meanwhile, appears content to keep battering the Islamic Republic, whatever the downstream consequences, while also mustering a new offensive into southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The aircraft was built to fly above 70,000 feet, beyond the reach of enemy defenses, gathering intelligence in all conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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What began as a Reddit post of two chess players searching for people and a place to play quickly snowballed into what San Diego Chess & Social is now, a gathering space for games of all kinds.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo has suggested that operations in the Strait of Hormuz might not pass legal muster.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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If age-verification laws somehow pass judicial muster in Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi, individuals in this state will face severe restrictions to their freedom of speech, parental judgment and online safety.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Johnson-Swartz began calling and texting in the days that followed, the student told investigators.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Convening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convening. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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