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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Later that evening at Leathers, Simon summons Julia to his bedroom.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Both men will be summonsed to court to face a charge of selling fireworks.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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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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But her initial comments, made Monday in light of the Charlie Kirk assassination, set off a bipartisan backlash and calls for her resignation.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Budd’s plan calls for giving judges and magistrates more freedom to initiate their own mental health commitment proceedings.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the Catholic Church suddenly left without a pope, Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) convenes a conclave to elect a successor and opens the door to a closet full of skeletons surrounding the leading candidates.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Convokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convokes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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