CONVOKED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

convoked

verb

past tense of convoke

as in summoned

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation

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The turning point for Chris and Andie comes when they are summoned to the office of Jeff Zucker (amusingly playing himself), at that time CEO of NBC Universal Television Group.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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The Braves’ offense mustered only two hits in Jesús Luzardo’s shutout, preventing the Braves from returning home with a series victory.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

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Earlier Thursday, Missouri's top court convened a hearing on whether to hold Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for not following its orders to use the districts passed after the last census.

— DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

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