convokes

present tense third-person singular of convoke
as in summons
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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  • Sometimes the end almost reframes and summons everything that was going on at the beginning.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Thrown into crisis, King Gwanghae summons Heo Gyun based on clues left behind and questions him about Hong Gildong’s identity.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
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  • Elizabeth thinks for a while, and musters a small smile.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • For comparison, the current Porsche 911 GT3 RS, with its Boeing-spec rear wing, musters a maximum of 1,896 pounds of downforce.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • Additionally, the letter calls on Congressional support for the European Union to overturn its ban on Sulfuryl Fluoride, a pesticide used to fumigate Southern Yellow Pine wood chips on breakbulk cargo ships.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the spirit of art imitating life, the episode calls attention to the proliferation of potentially toxic chemicals in the products many of us slather daily on our face, body and hair.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The General Assembly convenes in April.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Money markets are overwhelmingly pricing in another rate cut when the Federal Open Market Committee convenes again, according to the CME's FedWatch tool.
    Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • The country now assembles reactors in just five to six years, twice as fast as Western nations.
    Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Those inevitable challenges could influence how Vitello assembles his coaching staff in the coming days and weeks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Convokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convokes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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