Thesaurus results for CONVOCATIONS

convocations

noun

plural of convocation

as in assemblies

a body of people come together in one place the first speaker to address the convocation

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a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose called for a national convocation of both the clergy and the laity to discuss the crisis in the church

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Recent Examples of convocations Meanwhile, workers across CSU campuses have rallied at fall convocations over the last few weeks to draw attention to their struggle to make ends meet. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Multigenerational convocations among Central Asian thinkers remain exceptionally rare. — Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

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The company specifically identifies cable assemblies for the Elevon Control Module, which is associated with the vehicle’s aerodynamic control surfaces.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The growing experience of assemblies proves that people of widely disparate ideologies and diverse demographic backgrounds can come together and deliberate on issues of public policy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

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The city will soon be holding advisory meetings to develop the list of events and festivals that will occur in the next 12 months.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Josh Derry had eight catches for 143 yards and a TD for the Knights, who won for the first time in three meetings against KU.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

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This latest committee emphasized schedule strength, which didn’t sit well with proponents of conferences outside the SEC.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest assemblages of Ice Age rock art ever recorded in the Iberian Mediterranean, shedding new light on population sizes and regional artistic expression during the Paleolithic.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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