CONVOKES Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

convokes

verb

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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The result, in both its grace notes and its gestalt, freakishly summons the placeless, timeless, sunless anti-aesthetics of a turn-of-the-millennium strip-mall buffet.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

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The Sacramento Bee’s calls to the hotels went unanswered, and calls to the media representatives listed on Hilton’s website were unsuccessful.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

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The session is part of Sportico Invest New York, which convenes leading investors, team owners, executives, financial institutions and other decision-makers shaping the global sports economy.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The president — who is separately elected by the Knesset, Israel’s single-chamber legislature — then convenes party leaders to hear their recommendations for prime minister before choosing someone to form a government.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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