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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  1. summoned
  2. mustered
  3. convened
  4. called
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  • Dave Dombrowski summoned his assistants, scouts and analysts — everyone and anyone — for daytime meetings followed by a ritual watching of whatever the latest thing is that ails this team.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Italy called for Spain’s suspension from the Schengen open-borders zone within a day of the crossing, and Spain summoned Italy's ambassador in response, a sharp diplomatic exchange between two G7 economies.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • Despite drawing eight walks Tuesday, the Braves could only scratch across three runs and mustered only four hits in an 8-3 loss to the Padres at Truist Park.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • But against the first-place Brewers, the Giants mustered a 1-0 win.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of mustered
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  • So on Thursday, a small group of a little more than two dozen environmental justice advocates convened in Oakland to march to Wicks’ district office and present her staff with a letter asking the lawmaker to back Senate Bill 954.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Thursday's hearing had a few awkward moments that were perhaps fitting for a federal court that has never before convened in history.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of convened
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  • Two of the three organizations had no idea until Anthropic called them.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Unbeknownst to David, the system, called WOPR—War Operations Plan Response—is in control of the American nuclear arsenal.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
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