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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  • Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Trump calls Mamdani a communist and said the federal government can’t afford to throw good money after bad if he is elected.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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