convoking

verb

present participle of convoke
as in summoning
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoking
  1. summoning
  2. mustering
  3. calling
  4. convening
Verb
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Various Maji clans such as the Omi Clan, or Maji of Water, and Ikú Clan, or Maji of Life and Death, practice different forms of magic, with Omi Tiders wielding waves and Ikù Reapers, like Zelie’s mother, summoning souls.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of summoning
Verb
  • The network isn’t even mustering up a defense for Jeanine Pirro, previously one of its most prominent pro-Trump hosts.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of mustering
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  • Combs is participating in a drug-abuse rehabilitation program at FCI Fort Dix, while his legal team continues to appeal his conviction and sentence, calling the punishment excessive and seeking acquittal or resentencing.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Bitcoin traded at $64,259 on Tuesday, near the level where Saylor was buying in February and calling a million dollar price inevitable.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • But a federal judge has blocked the committee from convening.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Experienced leaders can contribute by convening people, mobilizing resources, building coalitions and turning ideas into execution.
    — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of convening
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