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Recent Examples of convocation Nessel declined to press charges during protests at the honors convocation on March 25 inside Hill Auditorium, or at the University of Michigan's Museum of Art on April 22. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024 Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 University Addresses Fourteen convocation addresses by the first (and only) Indian Governor-General of the Dominion of India. Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 University officials have taken action to ensure the safety of Centennial Hall convocation attendees. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for convocation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
Noun
  • That assembly of influences, stretching across half a century, appears with greater and lesser prevalence in each of the band’s numbers.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
  • The first-term San Diego assembly member is MAGA to his marrow, bringing President Donald Trump’s noxious politics and personal approach to Sacramento.
    Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • At a June 12 board meeting, board member Megan O'Halloran asked Cassellius to return to the board with a plan for extracurricular activities in October, when the district adjusts its budget based on state funding levels.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • At a neighborhood meeting in Northeast Kansas City during the fall of 2019, some concerned residents shouted and even stormed out over bike lanes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Initiatives In Art And Culture (IAC), the Gold + Diamond conference is staged in New York every July.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Advertisement Advertisement Earlier this week, Trump announced 25% tariffs on two key partners, Japan and South Korea—which are not members of ASEAN but do have delegations attending the conference—after negotiations failed to materialize deals.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • When a motorcade of DHS agents was executing a search warrant on the property, a massive gathering of protesters waving Mexican flags tried to intercept a part of the convoy by pelting some of the vehicles with rocks and shattering windshields in the process.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
  • Comer Cottrell at a gathering in 1980s New York City.
    Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s no outpouring of new research, no bigger-than-ever assemblage of buried or forgotten work.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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