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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But on Wednesday, Chris Bonelli, Waymo’s product communications manager, summoned one of the all-electric, custom robotaxis to the flowering neighborhood park not far from Cherry Creek to demonstrate the technology to the press.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
In Ohio, Haitians are being summoned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices and fitted with electronic ankle monitors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoned

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Seattle, which opened a nine-game trip against three teams currently in playoff position, has mustered only five runs during the losing streak and nine in the past seven games.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Within two days, workers were mustered and the presses were readied.

— Colleen Barry, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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The Senate Finance Committee recently convened lawmakers to begin figuring out ways to shore up Social Security’s finances.

— Marc Goldwein, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
In 1998 Boulder County District Attorney Alex Hunter convened a grand jury to look into the murder.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

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Police reinforcements were called late Saturday to the temporary accommodation center for asylum seekers in Sintiki, a few kilometers (miles) from the Bulgarian border, after migrants threw rocks at guards, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
However, the displays produced artifact images called burn-in and the brightness of the OLED displays degraded quickly when the displays were operated at high brightness levels when used in the daytime.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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