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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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  1. summons
  2. musters
  3. calls
  4. convenes
  5. assembles
Verb
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of summons
Verb
  • 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
Definition of musters
Verb
  • Michael the Lawyer and Ben the Barrel Racer go into the third crypt (Alan calls them gay Lara Crofts) and have the option of grabbing $15,000 in gold or $5,000 and a clue about the Traitors.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One of the novel’s sharpest scenes comes when Ellen calls and Ruby, hearing urgency in her voice, runs automatically through the house to find better signal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of calls
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  • The writer is greeted by André Parenteau, a distant cousin and fellow free spirit of the 1960s, who convenes a family reunion in the town’s parish hall.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee convenes its first-ever midterm election convention on Wednesday in Dallas.
    — Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of convenes
Verb
  • Here, too, Sussman assembles a formidable catalogue of impediments.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plant assembles some of Ford's most profitable vehicles, including the F-Series Super Duty and Lincoln Navigator.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembles
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“Convokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convokes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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