1
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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2
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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as in convocation
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Recent Examples of convening
Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
These applications represent hundreds of thousands of hours of planning, stakeholder convening, technical modeling, budget development, and impact analysis.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, a federal minister successfully urged a Sarajevo hotel to cancel a convening of European rabbis on the grounds that hosting them would signal support for Israel.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Orange County Democrats viewed it as an effort by DeSantis via a special prosecutor and grand jury convening in Polk County to block Worrell from reclaiming her job.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What’s leading you to convening this historic gathering?
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
This event and partnership that goes back to 2018, serves to celebrate women in the cinematic arts, convening leading talent, filmmakers, and executives from the festival.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Later this month, Ford is convening a first-of-its-kind summit on the Essential Economy in Detroit.
—Jim Farley, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
The Texas House is convening at 11 am EDT, where the lower chamber is expected to pass a new House map that would allow Republicans to add five seats ahead of 2026.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Trump seems to have understood the Oval Office meeting as him, the genius dealmaker, convening the allies after a successful rendezvous with the Russian adversary, bringing everyone together in advance of brokering the peace deal that will win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
These military bases continue to grow as the IDF’s presence in Gaza expands — stockpiling additional supplies, building tent structures and convening military vehicles in many of these integral positions.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
The headquarters will house the PCR team, offer office space for small business advising (which could double as shared workspace) and a 700-square-foot community convening space that will seat up to 50 people.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
These applications represent hundreds of thousands of hours of planning, stakeholder convening, technical modeling, budget development, and impact analysis.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, a federal minister successfully urged a Sarajevo hotel to cancel a convening of European rabbis on the grounds that hosting them would signal support for Israel.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Orange County Democrats viewed it as an effort by DeSantis via a special prosecutor and grand jury convening in Polk County to block Worrell from reclaiming her job.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Mahan helped start the GovAI coalition, convening local government leaders from around the country in San Jose to share best practices on how to use AI in government.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What’s leading you to convening this historic gathering?
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
This event and partnership that goes back to 2018, serves to celebrate women in the cinematic arts, convening leading talent, filmmakers, and executives from the festival.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Later this month, Ford is convening a first-of-its-kind summit on the Essential Economy in Detroit.
—Jim Farley, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Researchers are convening extragovernmental panels to evaluate evidence on vaccines; the American Academy of Pediatrics has published vaccine recommendations that deviate from the CDC’s, and several states in New England are mulling doing the same.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
The Texas House is convening at 11 am EDT, where the lower chamber is expected to pass a new House map that would allow Republicans to add five seats ahead of 2026.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Trump seems to have understood the Oval Office meeting as him, the genius dealmaker, convening the allies after a successful rendezvous with the Russian adversary, bringing everyone together in advance of brokering the peace deal that will win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
These military bases continue to grow as the IDF’s presence in Gaza expands — stockpiling additional supplies, building tent structures and convening military vehicles in many of these integral positions.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convening
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Cannon has scheduled three days for jury selection in Routh's case, summoning 180 people to a federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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To assert his view in a personal and visible way, in early 1951 Truman took the unprecedented step of summoning to the White House the entire Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Teasdale texted his brother, who was meeting him there, and squeezed through the crowd toward the canopy where Kirk would be speaking.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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That means proactive tax compliance planning is more important than ever, including ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this February 2011 photo provided by Liberty University, Rev. John MacArthur speaks at a convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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Kuang brought a crowd to its feet as the convocation speaker at Georgetown University.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The Lions badly missed his magic touch in Week 1, mustering just 13 points against the Green Bay Packers.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The only problem is the offense was abysmal, mustering just two field goals.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Protestors were seen gathering at the port in Tunis following the incident.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Court summonses are always delivered by mail, not over the phone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Garcia was issued a criminal complaint summons along with several related motor vehicle summonses.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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With Brown's impending court date set for later this month, Republicans are calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who lawmakers argue didn't hold Brown accountable for his past alleged crimes.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The film, like Altman’s, is a collection of intersecting storylines, all converging on an elaborate Paris Fashion Week show.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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In his novel Netherland, Joseph O’Neill describes the rhythm of fielding in cricket as ‘pulmonary’ — the fielders converging as one as the bowler runs in before reverting to their positions after each ball.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Convening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convening. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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