CONVOKING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Also among the Golden Dawn initiates was infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, who the documentary said was a destructive force in the group, binging on drugs while being accused of summoning demons using Golden Dawn rituals.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The final sprint promises more fireworks, with both parties summoning their biggest names to Georgia for a showdown that could reshape the state’s political landscape.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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The Red Wings took 13 shots in the third period after mustering only 11 in the first two.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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After Taobao rolled out its AI calling feature, rival Meituan followed suit.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That performance came despite the fact DeMeco Ryans took over the defensive play-calling a couple of games ago without much improvement to show for it.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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In 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI commissioned them as part of the preparations for convening the Estates-General, giving the population a way to make its grievances known.

— Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026
Bill Marler, a prominent food safety lawyer who filed lawsuits in the wake of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, initially believed lawmakers on Capitol Hill would begin convening fiery oversight hearings demanding explanations.

— Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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