convoking

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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  • In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Dec. 2024
  • By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • Adkins continued convening her own camps until 1933 and later offered them from 1939 to 1949.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Washington — The Senate is convening as the 119th Congress gets underway on Friday, as a dozen new senators join the ranks of the Capitol's upper chamber.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Convoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoking. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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