subpoenaed

verb

past tense of subpoena
as in cited

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Recent Examples of subpoenaed Swift was subpoenaed in Baldoni’s lawsuit against Lively last May, but his lawyers later withdrew the subpoena. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Baldoni’s team also previously subpoenaed Swift for communications, though that subpoena was later withdrawn. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subpoenaed
  1. cited
  2. summoned
  3. convened
  4. asked
  5. invited
  6. hailed
  7. requested
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  • In July, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health also cited Lineage for rodent and pest-control violations, fining the company $500 per day until the violations were corrected.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Officials noted that he had previously been cited numerous times for parking in the lot without a permit.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cited
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  • In one case, an employee was summoned out of her office just before a bullet struck the window in front of her desk.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The tech behemoth briefly restricted a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing students during the Gen Z protests in July, just days after regulators summoned the company over concerns about child-abuse content.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • By contrast, talks on the war between Russia and Ukraine have been convened intermittently, in multiple locations, and not once with all the relevant actors (Kyiv, Moscow, Washington, and key European states) at the table.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Under a new president, Louis Stout, the organization convened a task force of child safety experts.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of convened
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  • After the couple’s differing tastes in music came to light, Miller asked who picks the music in the car.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • White, Clark and others with the Fever have been asked to respond to Cunningham’s beliefs since, and other voices in the league have weighed in as well.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • Unlike the situation in Kamsack, this time, Didulo and her followers had been invited by Manz onto private property — the Richmound School — which gave them legal protections.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Attendees are invited to bring a lawn chair for the concert, which includes food vendors from local restaurants.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of invited
Verb
  • Some hailed McDonnell as an Anna Delvey-type scammer, justifying her brazen ripoff of faceless lenders by scoffing at the idea that society should feel sympathy for giant corporate entities.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Roberts didn’t go that far, and some commentators hailed the opinion as a delicate compromise.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hailed
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  • Ahead of the conference, defense lawyers have also requested that Judge Carro address the arrangement for the media access for the trial, including whether the proceedings could be broadcast live.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Omar also requested information from McCarthy about any other official events or Minnesota leaders HSI agents may have observed this year.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of requested

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